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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 40.50% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/office · microsoft/office compatibility pack for word excel ppt 2007 · microsoft/office word · microsoft/office word viewer · microsoft/open xml file format converter
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://osvdb.org/54960
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8206
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35190
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6334
- http://osvdb.org/54960
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8206
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35190
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6334
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.