CVE-2009-3128 describes a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and Excel Viewer 2003 SP3, stemming from improper parsing of Excel file formats. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted spreadsheet containing a malformed record object. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a medium attack complexity, but potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no public exploit intelligence available, nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, suggesting limited active exploitation or public discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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