CVE-2009-3129: Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability
First published: Wed Nov 11 2009(Updated: )
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."
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| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Compatibility Pack Word Excel Powerpoint | =2007-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Compatibility Pack Word Excel Powerpoint | =2007-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Excel | =2002-sp3 | |
| Microsoft Excel | =2003-sp3 | |
| Microsoft Excel | =2007-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Excel | =2007-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Excel Viewer | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Excel Viewer | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Excel Viewer | =2003-sp3 | |
| Microsoft Office | =2004 | |
| Microsoft Office | =2008 | |
| Microsoft Open XML File Format Converter | ||
| Microsoft Excel Viewer | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Excel Viewer | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Office | =2004 | |
| Microsoft Office | =2008 | |
| Microsoft Open Xml File Format Converter | ||
| Microsoft Excel | ||
| =2002-sp3 | ||
| =2003-sp3 | ||
| =2007-sp1 | ||
| =2007-sp2 | ||
| =sp1 | ||
| =sp2 | ||
| =2003-sp3 | ||
| =2004 | ||
| =2008 | ||
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Reference Links
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-11/0080.html
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=832
- http://osvdb.org/59860
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14706
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36945
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-083
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6521
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3129
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