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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-3128

Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3, does not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a malformed record object, aka "Excel SxView…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 24.9%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3, does not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a malformed record object, aka "Excel SxView Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
24.88% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
microsoft/compatibility pack word excel powerpoint · microsoft/excel · microsoft/excel viewer · microsoft/office · microsoft/open xml file format converter
Source
secure@microsoft.com

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