⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2022-03-03. Federal agencies required to patch by 2022-03-24. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions..

CVE-2009-3129Out-of-bounds Write in Microsoft Excel

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
91.2%
top 0.35%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2022-03-03
Due 2022-03-24
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Timeline
PublishedNov 11
KEV addedMar 3
KEV dueMar 24
Latest updateMay 2
CISA Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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 Corru

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDmicrosoft/excel2002, 2003, 2007+2
NVDmicrosoft/office2004, 2008+1

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-8325-hmcc-g9mq: 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 Vi2022-05-02
CVEList
CVE-2009-3129: 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 Vi2009-11-11
VulnCheck
Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability2009

💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Exploit-DB
Microsoft Excel - Malformed FEATHEADER Record (MS09-067) (Metasploit)2010-09-25
Exploit-DB
Microsoft Excel - FEATHEADER Record (MS09-067)2010-08-21

📋Vendor Advisories

1
CISA
Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability2022-03-03
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