29428 : Microsoft Office Malformed Chart Record Unspecified Arbitrary Code Execution
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Disclosure
Oct 10, 2006

Discovery
Jun 14, 2006

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

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
Exploit: 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.

Products
Microsoft Corporation
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Office
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