CVE-2009-3128
highpriority · attend · 46EPSS 0.249 · 98 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3, does 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 SxView Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (10)
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- microsoft compatibility pack word excel powerpoint= 2007nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft open xml file format converterall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6474enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157nvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.htmlUS Government Resourcenvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067nvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6474nvd
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