CVE-2009-0238 (GCVE-0-2009-0238)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2009-02-25 16:00
Modified
2024-08-07 04:24
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Excel Viewer; Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1; and Excel in Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document that triggers an access attempt on an invalid object, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Mdropper.AC.
References
secure@microsoft.com http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2658
secure@microsoft.com http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5923
secure@microsoft.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1021744
secure@microsoft.com http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/968272.mspx Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33870
secure@microsoft.com http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-022310-4202-99
secure@microsoft.com http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html US Government Resource
secure@microsoft.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1023
secure@microsoft.com https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-009
secure@microsoft.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48875
secure@microsoft.com https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5968
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2658
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5923
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://securitytracker.com/id?1021744
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/968272.mspx Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33870
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-022310-4202-99
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1023
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-009
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48875
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5968
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