Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office
CVE-2009-0565
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Microsoft Office for Mac 2004 and 2008; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with a malformed record that triggers memory corruption, aka "Word Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.405 (98.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.405 · newest: 0.405 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions 2004, 2008
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack For Word Excel Ppt 2007
- Microsoft Office Word — versions 2000, 2002, 2003
- Microsoft Office Word Viewer — versions 2003
- Microsoft Open XML File Format Converter
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- osvdb.org/54960 (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8206 (third-party-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6334 (signature, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027 (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35190 (vdb-entry)