Microsoft Office 2004/2008 Spreadsheet code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Office 2004/2008. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Spreadsheet. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3134. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office 2004/2008 (Office Suite Software). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Spreadsheet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 do not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a malformed record object, aka "Excel Field Sanitization Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 11/11/2009 by Bing Liu with Fortinet (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3134. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/05/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50063 (MS09-067 / MS09-068: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972652 / 976307) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110096 (Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS09-067)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9235.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54011), Tenable (50063), SecurityFocus (BID 36912†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023157†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24010†). The entries VDB-50793, VDB-50792, VDB-50791 and VDB-50790 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: 50063
Nessus Name: MS09-067 / MS09-068: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972652 / 976307) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 900887
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Excel Multiple Vulnerabilities (972652)
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09/10/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Bing Liu
Organization: Fortinet
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-3134 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3134
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50794

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X-Force: 54011
SecurityFocus: 36912 - Microsoft Excel Field Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1023157
Vulnerability Center: 24010 - [MS09-067] Microsoft Excel Field Sanitization Vulnerability Allows Remote Arbitrary Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 01/05/2025 21:38
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (66), 02/17/2017 11:16 (10), 08/27/2021 17:58 (3), 08/27/2021 18:06 (1), 01/05/2025 21:38 (15)
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