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CVE-2009-2496

Published: Aug 12, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
9.3CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
29.5%
Top 2.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office Web Components ActiveX Control in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, Office XP Web Components SP3, Office 2003 Web Components SP3, Office 2003 Web Components SP1 for the 2007 Microsoft Office System, Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 SP3 and 2006 SP1, and Office Small Business Accounting 2006 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified parameters to unknown methods, aka "Office Web Components Heap Corruption Vulnerability."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

microsoft
commercial·US
biztalk serverOn-prem
Operating Systems / windows
internet security and acceleration serverOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
officeDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
office web componentsOn-premWeb App
Consumer Software / productivity
visual studio .netOn-premDesktop App
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022708
securitytracker.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html
us-cert.gov
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-043
docs.microsoft.com
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