RCE in Microsoft Excel Viewer
CVE-2009-2503
GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, 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 does not properly allocate an unspecified buffer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image file that triggers memory corruption, aka "GDI+ TIFF Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.222 (97.5th 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 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-2503?
- CVE-2009-2503 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Viewer, classified under Code Injection. Published 2009-10-14.
- Is CVE-2009-2503 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.