What it is
CVE-2009-0563 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office. 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...
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
Confirmed confidence
In CISA KEV
CVE-2009-0563
Office
Microsoft / Office
- Severity
- CVSS 7.8 · High
- Confidence
- Confirmed
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 63.1%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.
Who is affected?
Microsoft / Office.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
Office
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."
- Published
- 10 Jun 2009
- Exploitation Reported
- 08 Jun 2022
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
Tags
cisa
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0563
- MS09-027 docs.microsoft.com · Vendor Advisory https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2...
- TA09-160A us-cert.gov · Third-Party Advisory http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6133 oval.cisecurity.org · VDB Entry https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.m...
- 35188 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188
- 54959 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/54959
- 1022356 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356
- ADV-2009-1546 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546
- 20090610 ZDI-09-035: Microsoft Word Document Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability securityfocus.com · Mailing List http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threaded
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035 zerodayinitiative.com · CVE Record http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
CISA
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEV Intelligence Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CISA First | 2022-06-08 00:00 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
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Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
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Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
63.1%
Weaknesses
All CVSS Scores
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
9.3
High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
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Added to CISA KEV
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Pro API
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- Evidence confidence and provenance
- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
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GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2009-0563
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2009-0563",
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 7.8,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.63081,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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