CVE-2009-0560 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting various versions of Microsoft Excel and related products, including Office 2000-2007, Office for Mac, Excel Viewer, and the Compatibility Pack. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Excel file containing a malformed record object. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it represents a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with medium attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2004CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2008CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* | ||
xpCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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