23900 : Microsoft Office Excel Malformed Description Arbitrary Code Execution
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Timeline
Disclosure Date Vendor Solution Date
2006-03-14 2006-12-27

Keywords

 FSA-2006-08, FSA-2006-09

Description

A local overflow exists in Excel. The product fails to check the length of the Description in .xls files resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted file, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, the vendor has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products
Microsoft Corporation
Watch-list
Office
Watch-list
 2003 SP1
2004 for Mac
2000 SP3
v. X for Mac
2003 SP2
XP SP3
XP Multilingual User Interface Packs
Word
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 2000
2002
2003
Works Suite
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 2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Excel
Watch-list
 2000
2002
2003
2004 for Mac
v. X for Mac
Outlook
Watch-list
 2000
2003
PowerPoint
Watch-list
 2000
2002
2003
Excel Viewer
Watch-list
 2000
2002
2003

References

Tools & Filters
21078

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-03-16 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_0 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_1 Availability_impact_1

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