CVE-2009-3129: Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3; Office Excel Viewer SP1 and SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a FEATHEADER record containing an invalid cbHdrData size element that affects a pointer offset, aka "Excel Featheader Record Memory 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: Excel
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-11/0080.html (opens in new tab)
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (opens in new tab)
- osvdb.org/59860 (opens in new tab)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067 (opens in new tab)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6521 (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14706 (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36945 (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (opens in new tab)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html (opens in new tab)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-083 (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)