(MS09-067) Excel Index Parsing Vulnerability
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2009-3132
Advisory Date: FEB 04, 2011
DESCRIPTION
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 containing a malformed
formula, related to a "pointer corruption" issue, aka "Excel Index Parsing
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.
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Microsoft Compatibility_Pack_Word_Excel_Powerpoint 2007
- Microsoft Excel 2002
- Microsoft Excel 2003
- Microsoft Excel 2007
- Microsoft Excel_Viewer
- Microsoft Excel_Viewer 2003
- Microsoft Office 2004
- Microsoft Office 2008
- Microsoft Open_XML_File_Format_Converter
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