CVE-2009-0561
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-189
Numeric Errors
Publication date:
10/06/2009
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
Integer overflow in 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; Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2; and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a Shared String Table (SST) record with a numeric field that specifies an invalid number of unique strings, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Record Integer Overflow Vulnerability."
Impact
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| 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:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=805
- http://osvdb.org/54957
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-12/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504190/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35245
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022351=
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1540
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-021
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5925
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=805
- http://osvdb.org/54957
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-12/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504190/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35245
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022351=
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1540
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-021
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5925



