23902 : Microsoft Office Excel Malformed Record Arbitrary Code Execution
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Last Modified
4 months ago

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Disclosure
Mar 14, 2006

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

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

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB 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
 XP SP3
2000 SP3
2003 SP1
2004 for Mac
v. X for Mac
XP Multilingual User Interface Packs
2000 Multilanguage Packs
Word
Watch-list
 2000
2002
2003
Works Suite
Watch-list
 2000
2001
2002
2004
2003
2005
2006
Excel
Watch-list
 2000
2002
2003
2004 for Mac
v. X for Mac
Outlook
Watch-list
 2000
2003
PowerPoint
Watch-list
 2002
2003
2000
Excel Viewer
Watch-list
 2000
2002
2003

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