CVE-2009-0238: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Excel Viewer; Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1; and Excel in Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document that triggers an access attempt on an invalid object, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Mdropper.AC.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Microsoft: Office
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- blogs.zdnet.com/security/ (opens in new tab)
- isc.sans.org/diary.html (opens in new tab)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-009 (opens in new tab)
- securitytracker.com/id (opens in new tab)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48875 (opens in new tab)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5968 (opens in new tab)
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/968272.mspx (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/33870 (opens in new tab)
- www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp (opens in new tab)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html (opens in new tab)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1023 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)