CVE-2009-0549
Excel in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 and 2008 for...
Excel in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file with a malformed record object, aka "Record Pointer Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Excel in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file with a malformed record object, aka "Record Pointer Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2009-0549- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Excel in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file with a malformed record object, aka "Record Pointer Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2009-0549- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0553 No score
Excel in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file with a malformed record object, aka "Record Pointer Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2009-0553- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3rg2-hc5h-p32j No score
Excel in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 and 2008 for...
Excel in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file with a malformed record object, aka "Record Pointer Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-3rg2-hc5h-p32j- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-0549 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Office, published June 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.4%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1540
osvdb.org/54952
securitytracker.com/id?1022351
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-021
securityfocus.com/bid/35215
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5830
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0549
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rg2-hc5h-p32j