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."
CVE-2009-0565
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 98.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 10, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (16)
- secure@microsofthttp://osvdb.org/54960
- secure@microsofthttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/8206
- secure@microsofthttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35190
- secure@microsofthttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356
- secure@microsofthttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
- secure@microsofthttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546
- secure@microsofthttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027
- secure@microsofthttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6334
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/54960
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8206
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35190
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-17177First seen Apr 16, 2011
Microsoft Word 2003 - Record Parsing Buffer Overflow (MS09-027) (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-14693First seen Aug 20, 2010
Microsoft Word - Record Parsing Buffer Overflow (MS09-027)
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