| Release Date | Jun 11, 2009 |
| Severity | Critical |
| Impact | System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems. |
| Description | This indicates an attempt to exploit a memory-corruption vulnerability in
Microsoft Excel.
The vulnerability is caused by a design error that occurs when the vulnerable software handles an XLS file that includes malicious records. A remote attacker may exploit this to execute arbitrary code. |
| Affected Products | Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Office Excel Viewer
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 2 |
| Recommended Actions | Apply patch, available from the web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms09-021.mspx |
| Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) | http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-1134
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| Microsoft Bulletin ID | MS09-021 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms09-021.mspx |
| Reference/s | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35246 (BugTraq)
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