CVE-2009-0557

HighCVSS 7.8/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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; 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 crafted Excel file with a malformed record object, aka "Object Record Corruption Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-94

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://osvdb.org/54953Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35241Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022351Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1540Broken Link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-021Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5564Broken Link
http://osvdb.org/54953Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35241Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022351Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1540Broken Link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-021Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5564Broken Link
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0557US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Jun 10, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Jun 8, 2022
NVD status: Analyzed

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