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."
Published Jun 10, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 40.50%
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."
Affected products
No data.
- 2004
- 2008
- n/a
- n/a
- 2000
- 2002
- 2003
- 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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 40.50% (0.40503) | 98.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 40.50% (0.40503) | 98.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 78.69% (0.78689) | 99.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 75.27% (0.75274) | 98.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 76.56% (0.76558) | 98.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 83.08% (0.83084) | 99.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 76.56% (0.76558) | 98.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 75.49% (0.75493) | 98.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | 94.23% (0.94230) | 99.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 93.22% (0.93220) | 99.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 88.75% (0.88750) | 98.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 89.20% (0.89205) | 98.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 89.32% (0.89316) | 98.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 69.72% (0.69717) | 99.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 69.72% (0.69717) | 99.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 12.97% (0.12973) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 1, 2022 | 69.72% (0.69717) | 98.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 75.83% (0.75828) | 99.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://osvdb.org/54960 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8206 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35190 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6334 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/54960 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8206 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35190 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6334 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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