Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-3129

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."
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionExecute code
Published 2009-11-11 19:30:01
Updated 2018-10-12 21:52:14
Source Microsoft Corporation
View at NVD,   CVE.org
At least one public exploit which can be used to exploit this vulnerability exists!
CVE-2009-3129 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
CISA vulnerability name:
Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability
CISA required action:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA description:
Microsoft Office Excel 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.
Added on 2022-03-03 Action due date 2022-03-24

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3129

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 97.20%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 100 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

Metasploit modules for CVE-2009-3129

  • MS09-067 Microsoft Excel Malformed FEATHEADER Record Vulnerability
    Disclosure Date: 2009-11-10
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/windows/fileformat/ms09_067_excel_featheader
    This module exploits a vulnerability in the handling of the FEATHEADER record by Microsoft Excel. Revisions of Office XP and later prior to the release of the MS09-067 bulletin are vulnerable. When processing a FEATHEADER (Shared Feature) record, Microsoft

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-3129

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
9.3
 HIGH AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
 nvd@nist.gov

CWE ids for CVE-2009-3129

  • The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2009-3129

Products affected by CVE-2009-3129

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