CVE-2009-3129

Known Exploited Public Exploit

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."

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 89.01% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://osvdb.org/59860 vdb entry broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6521 vdb entry signature broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36945 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=832 third party advisory broken link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067 patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-11/0080.html mailing list broken link
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-083 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14706 exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3129?
CVE-2009-3129 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3129?
To fix CVE-2009-3129, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-3129 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2009-3129 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~89% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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