Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel Viewer
CVE-2009-2501
Heap-based buffer overflow in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1 and SP2, Office Project 2002 SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, Office Word Viewer, Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer, Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Gold, SP1, and SP2, Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2, Expression Web, Expression Web 2, Groove 2007 Gold and SP1, Works 8.5, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 SP2 and SP3, Report Viewer 2005 SP1, Report Viewer 2008 Gold and SP1, and Forefront Client Security 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG image file, aka "GDI+ PNG Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.268 (97.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Excel_viewer — versions 2003
- Microsoft Expression_web — versions 2
- Microsoft Forefront_client_security — versions 1.0
- Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 6
- Microsoft .Net_framework — versions 1.1, 2.0
- Microsoft Office — versions 2003, 2007, xp
- Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack — versions 2007
- Microsoft Office_excel_viewer
- Microsoft Office_groove — versions 2007
- Microsoft Office_powerpoint_viewer — versions 2007
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-2501?
- CVE-2009-2501 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Viewer, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-10-14.
- Is CVE-2009-2501 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.