CVE-2009-0563 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on June 10, 2009


Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Microsoft Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft Office contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code via a Word document with a crafted tag containing an invalid length field.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 22, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2009-0563 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 1.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2009-0563 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2009-0563
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What versions are vulnerable to CVE-2009-0563?
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Microsoft Office Version xp sp3
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Microsoft Office Word Viewer Version 2003 sp3
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Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Version 2007 sp2
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Microsoft Office Version 2007 sp2
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Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Version 2007 sp1
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Microsoft Office Word Viewer Version -
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Microsoft Office Version 2007 sp1
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Microsoft Office Version 2003 sp3
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Microsoft Office Version 2000 sp3
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Microsoft Office Version 2008 macos
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Microsoft Open Xml File Format Converter Version - macos
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Microsoft Office Version 2004 macos