CVE-2009-3134
highpriority · attend · 46EPSS 0.258 · 98 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (10)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- 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%3A5878enisa_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%3A5878nvd
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