RCE in Microsoft Compatibility Pack Word Excel Powerpoint
CVE-2009-3131
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 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a crafted formula embedded in a cell, aka "Excel Formula Parsing 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: 0.249 (97.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.249 · newest: 0.249 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Compatibility Pack Word Excel Powerpoint — versions 2007
- Microsoft Excel — versions 2002, 2003, 2007
- Microsoft Excel Viewer — versions 2003
- Microsoft Office — versions 2004, 2008
- Microsoft Open XML File Format Converter
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6518 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067 (vendor-advisory)