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CVE-2009-3037

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-09-01 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in xlssr.dll in the Autonomy KeyView XLS viewer (aka File Viewer for Excel), as used in IBM Lotus Notes 5.x through 8.5.x, Symantec Mail Security, Symantec BrightMail Appliance, Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .xls spreadsheet attachment.

Affected products

• Autonomy Keyview: all versions
• IBM Lotus Notes: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5 (+28)
• Symantec Brightmail Appliance: 5.0, 8.0.0, 8.0.1
• Symantec Data Loss Prevention Detection Servers: 7.2, 8.1.1, 9.0.1
• Symantec Data Loss Prevention Endpoint Agents: 8.1.1, 9.0.1
• Symantec Mail Security: 5.0, 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.1.181, 5.0.1.182, 5.0.1.189 (+12)
• Symantec Mail Security Appliance: 5.0, 5.0.0.24, 5.0.0.36

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/36472
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36474
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21396492
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36042
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36124
• http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2009&suid=20090825_00
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2389
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36472
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36474
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21396492
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36042
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36124

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