Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Viewer
CVE-2009-3126
Integer 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 Integer Overflow Vulnerability."
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: 0.235 (97.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.235 · newest: 0.235 · 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:6134 (signature, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-062 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3126?
- CVE-2009-3126 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Viewer, classified under CWE-189. Published 2009-10-14.
- Is CVE-2009-3126 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.