{"id":"CVE-2009-0238","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2009-0238","summary":"Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Excel Viewer; Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats…","details":"Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Excel Viewer; Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1; and Excel in Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document that triggers an access attempt on an invalid object, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Mdropper.AC.","published":"2009-02-25T16:30:00.343","modified":"2026-06-16T23:04:33.880","cvss":{"score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":{"score":0.43063,"percentile":0.98631,"asOf":"2026-09-08"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":1,"affectedPackages":[],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2658"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5923"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1021744"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/968272.mspx"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33870"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-022310-4202-99"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1023"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-009"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48875"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5968"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2658"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5923"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1021744"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/968272.mspx"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33870"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-022310-4202-99"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1023"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-009"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48875"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5968"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0238"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","NVD","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-06-16T23:04:33.880"}}