# CVE-2005-0564: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious .doc file with long font information in Microsoft Word or Works.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jul 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-87h8-h6wc-7xhj

## What is CVE-2005-0564?

CVE-2005-0564 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Word, published on 12 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Word 2000 and Word 2002, and Microsoft Works Suites 2000 through 2004, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .doc file with long font information.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0564?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Word.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-0564?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0564 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-0564 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0564 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word

- [CVE-2004-0963](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0963/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0065/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2014-1758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1758/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2013-3891](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3891/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2013-3892](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3892/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-0564 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-0564 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Word, published on 12 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0564 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Word. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0564/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0564/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0564
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0564
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-0564

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0564/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.