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TI-2009-00542 Aliases CVE-2009-0563GHSA-f5c7-c9q4-9h6j

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and…

Priority CRITICAL 93Exploited in the wildCWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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."

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-06-08CISA due date 2022-06-22
EPSS 0.59634 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2000 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2003 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*2004VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*2007 sp1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*2007 sp2VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*2008VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*xp sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*2007 sp1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*2007 sp2VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 2004 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 2008 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions xp sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2003 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:-:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:-:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2022-06-08 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0563
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f5c7-c9q4-9h6j

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 3

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  • TI-2019-01013 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-00335 Command injection in Microsoft Office KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-00739 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Equation Editor KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-02130 Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-01588 Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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