CVE-2009-0565

Critical

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."

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Office
PublishedJun 10, 2009
First seenJun 10, 2009

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft office2004, 2008—
microsoft office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007No range specified—
microsoft office_word2000, 2002, 2003, 2007—
microsoft office_word_viewerNo range specified, 2003—
microsoft open_xml_file_format_converterNo range specified—

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