CVE-2009-0557: Microsoft Office Object Record Corruption Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Microsoft Office Object Record Corruption Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Excel in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Excel in 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1 and SP2; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3; Microsoft Office Excel Viewer; and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file with a malformed record object, aka "Object Record Corruption Vulnerability."
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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)
- osvdb.org/54953 (opens in new tab)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-021 (opens in new tab)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5564 (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35241 (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (opens in new tab)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html (opens in new tab)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1540 (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)