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 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet containing a malformed formula, related to a "pointer corruption" issue, aka "Excel Index Parsing Vulnerability."
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint | =2007-sp1 | |
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint | =2007-sp2 | |
Microsoft Excel for Mac | =2002-sp3 | |
Microsoft Excel for Mac | =2003-sp3 | |
Microsoft Excel for Mac | =2007-sp1 | |
Microsoft Excel for Mac | =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 |
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CVE-2009-3132 has a moderate severity level as it allows for potential remote code execution.
To resolve CVE-2009-3132, users should install the latest security updates for their affected Microsoft Office products.
CVE-2009-3132 affects Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP1 and SP2, along with several versions of Office for Mac and the Excel Viewer.
CVE-2009-3132 is associated with remote code execution attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel.
Yes, Microsoft has released patches to address CVE-2009-3132 which can be found in the official update channels.