Microsoft Office Excel Record Pointer Corruption Remote Vulnerability

Publish date: February 15, 2011
  Severity: CRITICAL
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2009-1134,MS09-021
  Advisory Date: FEB 15, 2011

  DESCRIPTION

 Excel in 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1 and SP2; 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 BIFF file with a malformed Qsir (0x806) record object, aka "Record Pointer Corruption Vulnerability."

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities. Please refer to the filter number and filter name when applying appropriate DPI and/or IDF rules.

  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1003561
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1003561 - Microsoft Office Excel Record Pointer Corruption Remote Vulnerability

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • microsoft office 2004
  • microsoft office 2008
  • microsoft office xp
  • microsoft office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007
  • microsoft office_excel 2000
  • microsoft office_excel 2003
  • microsoft office_excel 2007
  • microsoft office_excel_viewer 2003
  • microsoft office_sharepoint_server 2007
  • microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter

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