Excel Field Sanitization Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Products
CVE-2009-3134

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Open Xml File Format Converter
Office
Excel
Excel Viewer
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 November 2009

Summary

The Excel Field Sanitization Vulnerability exposes certain Microsoft Office products to remote code execution risks. This flaw occurs due to improper parsing of the Excel file format, which can be exploited by attackers through specially crafted Excel spreadsheets containing malformed record objects. Successful exploitation enables attackers to execute arbitrary code on the victim's system, potentially leading to unauthorized access and data breaches.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securit...
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EPSS Score

57% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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