CVE-2009-0549 in the critical feed json
Excel in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Ma…
published 2009-06-10 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0553
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 28.4%
- EPSS 28.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Excel in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file with a malformed record object, aka "Record Pointer Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit prediction
28.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-021
vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/1540
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/54952
vdb-entry
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securitytracker.com
/id?1022351
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/35215
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5830
vdb-entry, signature
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-0549
- NVD CVE-2009-0549
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