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CVE-2009-3130

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 28.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-11-11 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet containing a malformed Binary File Format (aka BIFF) record that triggers memory corruption, aka "Excel Document Parsing Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Compatibility Pack Word Excel Powerpoint: 2007-sp1, 2007-sp2
• Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1: 2002-sp3, 2003-sp3, 2007-sp1, 2007-sp2
• Microsoft Excel Viewer: 2003-sp3
• Microsoft Office: 2004, 2008
• Microsoft Open Xml File Format Converter: all versions

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6137
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6137

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