RCE in Microsoft Excel Viewer
CVE-2009-2528
GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3 does not properly handle malformed objects in Office Art Property Tables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.205 (97.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.205 · newest: 0.205 · change: 0.000
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
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6426 (signature, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-062 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-2528?
- CVE-2009-2528 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Viewer, classified under Code Injection. Published 2009-10-14.
- Is CVE-2009-2528 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.