34395 : Microsoft Excel Filter Record Handling Remote Code Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-05-08
Time to Patch Time to Vendor Response
2280 days 2191 days

Description

A context-dependent memory corruption flaw exists in Excel. It fails to validate filter records resulting in memory corruption. With a specially crafted file, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

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

Solution

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

Products

Microsoft Corporation
Office
2004 for Mac
Excel
2000
2002
2003
Excel Viewer
2003

References

Tools & Filters

25162 25173

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-05-10 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_1 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_1 Availability_impact_1

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