CVE-2009-0561 in the critical feed json
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 Mic…
published 2009-06-10 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0565
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 36.9%
- EPSS 36.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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."
Exploit prediction
36.90% 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-189 Numeric Errors
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, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/secunia_research/2009-12/
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/504190/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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labs.idefense.com
/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=805
third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1022351
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5925
vdb-entry, signature
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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osvdb.org
/54957
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/35245
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-0561
- NVD CVE-2009-0561
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