CVE-2009-3129

critical-risk
Published 2009-11-11

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."

Do I need to act?

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91.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 9% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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2 public exploits available
14706, 16625
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (10)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (21)

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
Exploit http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14706
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36945
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157
Third Party Advisory http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-083
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-06...
Broken Link https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
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
Exploit http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14706
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36945
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157
Third Party Advisory http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-083
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-06...
Broken Link https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
and 1 more references
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critical-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 34/34 · Critical
Exposure 16/34 · Moderate