| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 10.0 | $5k-$25k | 0.08 |
A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Office 2004/2008 (Office Suite Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Spreadsheet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a crafted formula embedded in a cell, aka “Excel Formula Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability.”
The weakness was released 11/11/2009 by Nicolas Joly with VUPEN Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3131 since 09/10/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn’t need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/27/2021).
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 9222.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54008), Vulnerability Center (SBV-24007) and Tenable (50063). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 50794, 50793, 50792 and 50790.
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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: CWE-94
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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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08/27/2021 🔍Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: VUPEN Security
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2009-3131 (🔍)
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X-Force: 54008
Vulnerability Center: 24007 – [MS09-067] Microsoft Excel Formula Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability Allows Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36908 – Microsoft Excel Formula Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/27/2021 17:20
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