Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Offic
Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3; Office Excel Viewer SP1 and SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a crafted formula embedded in a cell, aka "Excel Formula Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
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We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Nov 11, 2009
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 24.9% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-94
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Report tools
Action score
44
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 7 / 30 · 24.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | compatibility pack word excel powerpoint | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint |
| microsoft | excel | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel |
| microsoft | excel viewer | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer |
| microsoft | office | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office |
| microsoft | open xml file format converter | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft compatibility pack word excel powerpoint2007
- microsoft excel2002
- microsoft excel2003
- microsoft excel2007
- microsoft excel viewerall versions
- microsoft excel viewer2003
- microsoft office2004
- microsoft office2008
- microsoft open xml file format converterall versions
Same product
microsoft: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2009-3130Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allo46Plan
- CVE-2009-0224Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; PowerPoint Viewer 2003 and 2007 SP1 and SP2; PowerPoint in M46Plan
- CVE-2009-3134Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Offic45Plan
- CVE-2009-3132Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Offic45Plan
- CVE-2009-3127Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, Open XML File Format Converter for Mac, and Office Excel Viewer 45Plan
- CVE-2009-3133Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allow remote attackers to execute 44Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6518
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.