HIGH KEV
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Microsoft Office for Mac 2004 and 2008; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003 SP3; Microsoft Office Word Viewer; 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 crafted tag containing an invalid length field, aka "Word Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
Published Jun 10, 2009 ·Due Jun 22, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 62.83%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Microsoft Office for Mac 2004 and 2008; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003 SP3; Microsoft Office Word Viewer; 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 crafted tag containing an invalid length field, aka "Word Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2000
- 2003
- 2004
- 2007
- 2007
- 2008
- xp
- 2007
- 2007
- n/a
- 2003
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
Listed in CISA KEV KEV
Date Added
Jun 8, 2022
Patch Due
Jun 22, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 10, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
62.83% 0.62828
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.62828
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (35 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 62.83% (0.62828) | 99.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 62.83% (0.62828) | 99.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 79.92% (0.79917) | 99.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 81.80% (0.81800) | 99.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 80.02% (0.80017) | 99.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 18, 2025 | 77.80% (0.77797) | 98.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 70.11% (0.70109) | 98.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 72.37% (0.72374) | 98.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 80.16% (0.80157) | 98.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 72.37% (0.72374) | 98.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 69.07% (0.69066) | 98.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 84.70% (0.84703) | 98.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | 86.08% (0.86076) | 98.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 88.54% (0.88538) | 98.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 91.98% (0.91979) | 99.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 13, 2024 | 89.52% (0.89521) | 98.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 88.09% (0.88089) | 98.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 73.35% (0.73349) | 98.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 78.27% (0.78274) | 98.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 9, 2023 | 83.28% (0.83278) | 98.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 86.33% (0.86327) | 98.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 90.31% (0.90311) | 98.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 90.41% (0.90407) | 98.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 89.55% (0.89551) | 98.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 90.04% (0.90043) | 98.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 90.42% (0.90418) | 98.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 49.76% (0.49756) | 98.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 55.10% (0.55095) | 98.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 9, 2022 | 55.10% (0.55095) | 98.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 5, 2022 | 57.79% (0.57789) | 98.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 1, 2022 | 60.01% (0.60013) | 98.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 67.16% (0.67160) | 98.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://osvdb.org/54959 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6133 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0563 government-resourceUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/54959 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6133 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0563 | government-resourceUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Jun 10, 2009
Updated Oct 22, 2025
Reserved Feb 12, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0563
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Feb 10, 2025