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CVE-2009-3129

Published: Nov 11, 2009Updated: Apr 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
85.7%
Top 0.3%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Mar 3, 2022
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

Microsoft Corp
commercial·USaka microsoft, microsoft corporation
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Open XML File Format ConverterOn-premDesktop App
Operating Systems / windows
Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 Service Pack 3On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
Microsoft Excel Viewer Service Pack 1On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Excel Viewer Service Pack 2On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
excelDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
excel viewerLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Mar 3, 2022
Remediation due:Mar 24, 2022

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

1 exploit source identified

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-11/0080.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=832
labs.idefense.com
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14706
exploit-db.com
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