CVE-2009-3129
microsoft excel, microsoft excel viewer, microsoft office
Published 11 Nov 2009 · updated 16 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Mar 2022, with a remediation deadline of 24 Mar 2022 for US federal agencies.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3; Office Excel Viewer SP1 and SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a FEATHEADER record containing an invalid cbHdrData size element that affects a pointer offset, aka "Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
References
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-11/0080.html · Broken Link
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=832 · Broken Link
- osvdb.org/59860 · Broken Link
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14706 · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36945 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html · Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-083 · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6521 · Broken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-3129 · US Government Resource