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CVE-2009-0557

Microsoft Office Object Record Corruption Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 58.6%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 22 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

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; and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file with a malformed record object, aka "Object Record Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
58.55% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 8 June 2022 · due 22 June 2022
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
microsoft/office · microsoft/office compatibility pack · microsoft/office excel viewer · microsoft/office sharepoint server · microsoft/open xml file format converter
Source
secure@microsoft.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0557

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.