CVE-2009-3129: Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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."

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

Required

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)84.0% · higher than 100% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildYes

CISA KEVListed Mar 3, 2022

Federal remediation dueMar 24, 2022

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

OF

Office · Microsoft

2004; 2008 · source: NVD

EX

Excel · Microsoft

2002; 2003; 2007; 2007 · source: NVD, KEV

EV

Excel Viewer · Microsoft

2003 · source: NVD

OX

Open Xml File Format Converter · Microsoft

All versions, or not specified · source: NVD