Known Exploited Vulnerability
7.8
HIGH
CVE-2009-0557
Microsoft Office Object Record Corruption Vulnerab - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Excel in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Excel in 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1 and SP2; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3; Microsoft Office Excel Viewer; and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file with a malformed record object, aka "Object Record Corruption Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

June 10, 2009, 6:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 28, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Microsoft Office contains an object record corruption vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted Excel file with a malformed record object.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2009-0557 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0557 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft office
2 Microsoft office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007
3 Microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter
4 Microsoft office_sharepoint_server
5 Microsoft office_excel
6 Microsoft office_excel_viewer
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-0557.

URL Resource
http://osvdb.org/54953 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35241 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022351 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1540 Broken Link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-021 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5564 Broken Link

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-0557 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-0557 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://osvdb.org/54953 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/54953 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35241 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35241 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022351 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022351 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1540 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1540 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-021 No Types Assigned https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-021 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5564 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5564 Broken Link
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:x32:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-021.mspx [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-021 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5564 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5564 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-0557 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-0557 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

93.28 }} -0.64%

score

0.99113

percentile

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