CVE-2009-3134: microsoft compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-3134 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint. EPSS estimates a 25.78% 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 do not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a malformed record object, aka "Excel Field Sanitization 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.