Array index error in Excel in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file with a malformed record object, aka "Array Indexing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0558 is rated High Risk (69.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 53.75%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-12-27 | 55.71% | 53.75% | -1.96% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 56.31% | 55.71% | -0.60% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 56.31% | — |
Full EPSS history (27 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | office | 2004 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2008 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | xp | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007 | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007 | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_excel | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_excel | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_excel | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_excel | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_excel_viewer | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_excel_viewer | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_sharepoint_server | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:x32:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_sharepoint_server | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_sharepoint_server | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_sharepoint_server | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | open_xml_file_format_converter | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |