CVE-2009-3129
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Nov 11, 2009
- Updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- Reserved
- Sep 10, 2009
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."
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- 59860vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6521vdb-entrysignature
- 1023157vdb-entry
- 36945vdb-entry
- TA09-314Athird-party-advisory
- 20091110 Microsoft Excel FEATHEADER Record Memory Corruption Vulnerabilitythird-party-advisory
- MS09-067vendor-advisory
- 20091110 ZDI-09-083: Microsoft Excel Shared Feature Header Pointer Offset Memory Corruption Vulnerabilitymailing-list
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-083
- 14706exploit
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-3129government-resource
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