CVE-2009-0565

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
78.7%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: June 10, 2009 (6182 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

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."

CWE

CWE-119

Affected Products

microsoft officemicrosoft office compatibility pack for word excel ppt 2007microsoft office wordmicrosoft office word viewermicrosoft open xml file format converter

References

🔗 osvdb.org 🔗 securityreason.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 www.us-cert.gov