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CVE-2009-3129
HIGH
CISA KEV
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."
Published: Nov 11, 2009
Modified: Apr 22, 2026
CWE-787
CWE-787
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (10)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | excel | 2002 |
| microsoft | excel | 2003 |
| microsoft | excel | 2007 |
| microsoft | excel | 2007 |
| microsoft | excel_viewer | - |
| microsoft | excel_viewer | - |
| microsoft | excel_viewer | 2003 |
| microsoft | office | 2004 |
| microsoft | office | 2008 |
| microsoft | open_xml_file_format_converter | * |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-8325-hmcc-g9mq
Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac;...
References (21)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-11/0080.html Broken Link
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=832 Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/59860 Broken Link
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14706 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36945 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-083 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6521 Broken Link
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-11/0080.html Broken Link
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=832 Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/59860 Broken Link
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14706 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36945 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.8 / 10
EPSS Score
91.24%
Top 0% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
88.6 / 100
CISA Known Exploited
Date Added:
2022-03-03
Due Date:
2022-03-24
Required Action:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Data Sources
NVD
CISA KEV
EPSS
GitHub