CVE-2009-0557
microsoft office, microsoft office compatibility pack, microsoft office excel viewer
Published 10 Jun 2009 · updated 16 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 8 Jun 2022, with a remediation deadline of 22 Jun 2022 for US federal agencies.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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."
References
- osvdb.org/54953 · Broken Link
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35241 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1022351 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1540 · Broken Link
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-021 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5564 · Broken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0557 · US Government Resource