CVE-2009-2502: microsoft excel_viewer
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2009-2502 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in microsoft excel_viewer. EPSS estimates a 22.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 14-10-2009PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 21-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Buffer 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 TIFF image file, aka "GDI+ TIFF Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
22.02%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 22.02% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
- CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.
Affected systems
Microsoft19 products
- excel_viewer2003 | 2003:sp3
- expression_web2
- forefront_client_security1.0
- internet_explorer6:sp1
- .net_framework1.1:sp1 | 2.0:sp1 | 2.0:sp2
1 vendor · 19 products
References
3 links- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-062Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5898VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL