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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
MS09-067 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972652) 2007 Microsoft Critical 13-11-2009

Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
This security update resolves several privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file.
Detailed Information on the risk:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office Excel handles specially crafted Excel files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.


Further information on this exploit is available at : MS09-067

Affected Software

2007 Microsoft Office System Service Pack 1
2007 Microsoft Office System Service Pack 2
Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 2
Microsoft Office Excel Viewer Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office Excel Viewer Service Pack 2
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
Open XML File Format Converter for Mac