High severity8.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Feb 25, 2009· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2009-0238
CVE-2009-0238
Description
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Excel Viewer; Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1; and Excel in Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document that triggers an access attempt on an invalid object, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Mdropper.AC.
Affected products
10- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
12- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/968272.mspxnvdVendor Advisory
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-009nvdVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48875nvdThird Party Advisory
- blogs.zdnet.com/security/nvdBroken Link
- isc.sans.org/diary.htmlnvdPress/Media Coverage
- securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken Link
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/33870nvdBroken Link
- www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jspnvdBroken Link
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1023nvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5968nvdBroken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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