The Office Web Components ActiveX Control in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3…
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Office Web Components ActiveX Control in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, Office XP Web Components SP3, Office 2003 Web Components SP3, Office 2003 Web Components SP1 for the 2007 Microsoft Office System, Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 SP3 and 2006 SP1, and Office Small Business Accounting 2006 does not properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger "system state" corruption, aka "Office Web Components Memory Allocation Vulnerability."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.2565 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:isa_server:2004:sp3:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 2004 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:isa_server:2004:sp3:standard:*:*:*:*:* | 2004 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:isa_server:2006:sp1:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 2006 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:isa_server:2006:sp1:standard:*:*:*:*:* | 2006 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:-:*:small_business_accounting_2006:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | xp sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_components:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_components:2003:sp1:2007_microsoft_office:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_components:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:isa_server:2004:sp3:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:isa_server:2004:sp3:standard:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:isa_server:2006:sp1:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2006 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:isa_server:2006:sp1:standard:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2006 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:-:*:small_business_accounting_2006:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions xp sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_components:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_components:2003:sp1:2007_microsoft_office:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_components:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0562
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvqf-rrqc-53gr
References
Other 1
More Microsoft Isa Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-01078 The Microsoft Office Web Components Spreadsheet ActiveX control (aka OWC10 or OWC11), as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-01455 Buffer overflow in the Office Web Components ActiveX Control in Microsoft Office XP SP3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2002-00358 Buffer overflow in gopher client for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 through 6.0, Proxy… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2009-01077 Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 Gold and SP1, when Radius… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2006-06769 Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 logs unusual ASCII… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2001-00237 Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 Web Proxy allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2009-0562 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0562 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wvqf-rrqc-53gr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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