# CVE-2009-0565: 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 For

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2009-06-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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."

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## References

- http://osvdb.org/54960
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8206
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6334
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35190
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14693
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17177

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