CVE-2009-0238
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Feb 25, 2009
- Updated
- Apr 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 20, 2009
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/968272.mspx
- ADV-2009-1023vdb-entry
- ms-excel-unspecified-code-execution(48875)vdb-entry
- TA09-104Athird-party-advisory
- 33870vdb-entry
- http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-022310-4202-99
- MS09-009vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5968vdb-entrysignature
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5923
- 1021744vdb-entry
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2658
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0238government-resource
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