FKIE_CVE-2009-3129

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-11-11 19:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:11
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a FEATHEADER record containing an invalid cbHdrData size element that affects a pointer offset, aka "Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-11/0080.htmlBroken Link
secure@microsoft.comhttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=832Broken Link
secure@microsoft.comhttp://osvdb.org/59860Broken Link
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14706Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36945Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-083Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6521Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-11/0080.htmlBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=832Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/59860Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14706Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36945Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-083Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6521Broken Link
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-3129US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft excel 2002
microsoft excel 2003
microsoft excel 2007
microsoft excel 2007
microsoft excel_viewer -
microsoft excel_viewer -
microsoft excel_viewer 2003
microsoft office 2004
microsoft office 2008
microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter *
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          "vendor": "n/a",
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      ],
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    }
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  "cisaActionDue": "2022-03-24",
  "cisaExploitAdd": "2022-03-03",
  "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
  "cisaVulnerabilityName": "Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability",
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    },
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  "id": "CVE-2009-3129",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:11:00.237",
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