CVE-2019-1297 Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution

What is CVE-2019-1297?

CVE-2019-1297 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, published on 11 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1297?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 365 Proplus.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1297?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 17 Mar 2022.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-1297 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2019-1297 in the wild since at least 3 Mar 2022.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel

• CVE-2009-0238 Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-7262 Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-3129 Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2008-0081 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-6040 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.3

All Microsoft Excel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-9vrg-75vp-xj72.