Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office
CVE-2009-3135
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, Open XML File Format Converter for Mac, Office Word Viewer 2003 SP3, and Office Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with a malformed File Information Block (FIB) structure, aka "Microsoft Office Word File Information Memory Corruption 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: 0.358 (98.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.358 · newest: 0.358 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions 2004, 2008
- Microsoft Office Word — versions 2002, 2003
- Microsoft Office Word Viewer — versions 2003
- Microsoft Open XML File Format Converter
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3194 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36950 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/59857 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-068 (vendor-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6555 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/37277 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)