High severity7.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Nov 11, 2009· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2009-3129
CVE-2009-3129
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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a FEATHEADER record containing an invalid cbHdrData size element that affects a pointer offset, aka "Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
11- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14706nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36945nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-083nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-11/0080.htmlnvdBroken Link
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvdBroken Link
- osvdb.org/59860nvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6521nvdBroken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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