CVE-2009-0565

Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2007 SP1-SP2 - Remote Code Execution via Malformed Record

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2009-0565. PoCs published by Andrew King, anonymous.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a Metasploit module for CVE-2009-0565, a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Word's record parsing. It generates a malicious .doc file with embedded shellcode to achieve remote code execution on vulnerable systems.

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."

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Andrew King · rubylocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17177

This is a Metasploit module for CVE-2009-0565, a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Word's record parsing. It generates a malicious .doc file with embedded shellcode to achieve remote code execution on vulnerable systems.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Office 2003 (Windows XP SP0-SP3 English)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Vulnerable version of Microsoft Office 2003 · User interaction to open the malicious .doc file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC
by anonymous · pythonlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14693

This exploit leverages a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Word's record parsing functionality (CVE-2009-0565) to achieve remote code execution. It constructs a malicious Word document with a compressed payload containing shellcode to spawn calc.exe.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Office 2003 (v. 11.5604.5606)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious Word document
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/54960
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8206
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022356
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6334
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1546
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35190

Scores

EPSS 0.4050
EPSS Percentile 98.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (10)
microsoft/office 2004
microsoft/office 2008
microsoft/office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/office_word 2000 sp3
microsoft/office_word 2002 sp3
microsoft/office_word 2003 sp3
microsoft/office_word 2007 sp1 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/office_word_viewer
microsoft/office_word_viewer 2003 sp3
microsoft/open_xml_file_format_converter
Published Jun 10, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026