CVE-2009-0238
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Excel Viewer; Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1; and Excel in Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document that triggers an access attempt on an invalid object, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Mdropper.AC.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
Remediation due: 2026-04-28
References
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2658
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5923
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021744
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/968272.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33870
- http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-022310-4202-99
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1023
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-009
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48875
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5968
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0238
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