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."
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
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| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6133 | vdb entry signature broken link |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35188 | vdb entry third party advisory broken link |
| http://osvdb.org/54959 | vdb entry broken link |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-035 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html | us government resource third party advisory broken link |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356 | vdb entry third party advisory broken link |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-027 | patch vendor advisory |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546 | vdb entry broken link |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504204/100/0/threaded | mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link |