CVE-2009-2528: microsoft excel_viewer Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-2528 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft excel_viewer. EPSS estimates a 20.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-10-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3 does not properly handle malformed objects in Office Art Property Tables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.