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Microsoft Excel Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA12800	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2004-10-12
Last Update:	2004-10-14
Popularity:	17,053 views

Critical:	Highly critical
Impact:	System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	Microsoft Excel 2000 Microsoft Excel 2002 Microsoft Office 2000 Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac Microsoft Office X for Mac Microsoft Office XP

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CVE reference:	CVE-2004-0846

Description: Brett Moore has reported a vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when handling Excel files and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code, but requires that a user is tricked into opening a malicious Excel file or visit a malicious web site. Solution: Apply patches. Microsoft Office 2000 (requires Service Pack 3): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=B0C40C24-4DDE-45AF-8433-6DBDDD030C30 Microsoft Office XP (requires Service Pack 2): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=5E0FADD3-1554-4C43-9B4A-D5E031478892 Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=9889BEAE-4771-415D-8070-3E51F4CC7AE3 Microsoft Office v. X for Mac: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=148E9283-4DF8-4A75-9671-CC72E6306B84 Provided and/or discovered by: Brett Moore, Security-Assessment.com. Changelog: 2004-10-13: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note. 2004-10-14: Added more information. Original Advisory: MS04-033 (KB886836): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-033.mspx Security-Assessment.com: http://www.security-assessment.com/Pa...ffer_ Overflow_In_Microsoft_Excel.pdf Other References: US-CERT VU#274496: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/274496

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