Microsoft Excel 2000/2003/2007 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Excel 2000/2003/2007. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1134. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Excel 2000/2003/2007 (Spreadsheet Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Excel in 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1 and SP2; Microsoft Office Excel Viewer; and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BIFF file with a malformed Qsir (0x806) record object, aka "Record Pointer Corruption Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 06/09/2009. The weakness was shared 06/09/2009 by TippingPoint with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1134 since 03/25/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39343 (MS09-021: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969462)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110100 (Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS09-021)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8211.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50790), Zero-Day.cz (159), Tenable (39343), SecurityFocus (BID 35246†) and OSVDB (54958†). The entries VDB-37163, VDB-48553, VDB-48552 and VDB-48551 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 39343
Nessus Name: MS09-021: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969462)
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OpenVAS ID: 900670
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (969462)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/excel_biff_qsir
Saint Name: Microsoft Excel BIFF format Qsir record memory corruption

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-1134 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1134
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48554

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X-Force: 50790
SecurityFocus: 35246 - Microsoft Excel QSIR Record Pointer Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 54958 - Microsoft Office Excel BIFF File QSIR Record Object Pointer Handling Remote Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1022351
Vulnerability Center: 22494 - [MS09-021] Microsoft Excel Record Pointer Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1540

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 07/19/2024 10:58
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (85), 09/06/2019 07:03 (8), 07/19/2024 10:58 (24)
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