CVE-2009-3132: microsoft compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-3132 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint. EPSS estimates a 25.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 11-11-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 containing a malformed formula, related to a "pointer corruption" issue, aka "Excel Index Parsing 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.