Cybersecurity Alerts

Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Microsoft Office Excel allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a FEATHEADER record containing an invalid cbHdrData size element that affects a pointer offset.

Required Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Classification

CWE-94

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3129