CVE-2009-0559

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
53.3%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: June 10, 2009 (6182 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Excel in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and Office XP SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file with a malformed record object, aka "String Copy Stack-Based Overrun Vulnerability."

CWE

CWE-94

Affected Products

microsoft officemicrosoft office compatibility pack for word excel ppt 2007microsoft office excelmicrosoft office excel viewermicrosoft office sharepoint servermicrosoft open xml file format converter

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 www.us-cert.gov 🔗 www.vupen.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com