29428 : Microsoft Office Malformed Chart Record Unspecified Arbitrary Code Execution
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Timeline
Discovery Date Vendor Informed Date Disclosure Date
2006-06-14 2006-06-14 2006-10-10

Description

Microsoft Office contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary code on the target machine. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability when Office parses a malformed chart record.

Classification

 Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Private, Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Microsoft Corporation has released a patch to address this issue. Additionally, it is possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s):

Do not open or save Microsoft Office files that are untrusted or that you receive from trusted sources unexpectedly.

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-10-12 | Disagree?

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