Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2009-0561
Integer overflow in Excel in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Excel in 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1 and SP2; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3; Microsoft Office Excel Viewer; Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2; and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a Shared String Table (SST) record with a numeric field that specifies an invalid number of unique strings, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Record Integer Overflow Vulnerability."
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.3
HIGH
EPSS Probability:36.90%
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Attack Surface
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | office | 2004, 2008, xp |
| microsoft | office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007 | all |
| microsoft | office_excel | 2000, 2003, 2007 |
| microsoft | office_excel_viewer | 2003 |
| microsoft | office_sharepoint_server | 2007 |
| microsoft | open_xml_file_format_converter | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
36.897%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Microsoft Corporation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2009-02-12T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2009-06-10T18:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2009-06-09 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-07T04:40:05 |
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