MSRXVulnerabilities / CVE-2009-0238
CVE-2009-0238
Published 2009-02-25 · Analyzed
CVE-2009-0238
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution
Exploited in the wild: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-04-14, with a fix-by date of 2026-04-28. Patch it first.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
8.8 HIGH
CVSS 3.1 · CNA
CVSS 3.1 · CNA
43%
chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS; higher than 98% of CVEs)
chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS; higher than 98% of CVEs)
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Excel Viewer; Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1; and Excel in Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document that triggers an access attempt on an invalid object, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Mdropper.AC.
Affected products
- microsoft excel: 2000 sp3; 2002 sp3; 2003 sp3; 2007 sp1
- microsoft excel viewer: all versions
- microsoft office: 2004; 2008
- microsoft office compatibility pack: 2007 sp1
- microsoft office excel viewer: all versions; 2003 sp3
Weakness: CWE-94
12 references (advisories, patches, write-ups)
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2658 · Broken Link
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5923 · Press/Media Coverage
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021744 · Broken Link
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/968272.mspx · Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33870 · Broken Link
- http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-022310-4202-99 · Broken Link
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html · US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1023 · Broken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-009 · Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48875 · Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5968 · Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0238 · US Government Resource
Sources: NVD, CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Missing ones did not answer or have no record yet.