Microsoft Office Word Document Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (MS09-027)
12 Jun. 2009
Summary
This vulnerability is caused by a buffer overflow error within the parsing of certain data within a Word file, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted document.
Vulnerable Systems:
* Microsoft Office Word 2007 Service Pack 2 and prior
* Microsoft Office Word 2002 Service Pack 3
* Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 and prior
* Open XML File Format Converter for Mac
* Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 2
