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Microsoft Excel Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Secunia Advisory:

SA28506

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Release Date:

2008-01-16

Last Update:

2008-03-14

Popularity:

36,002 views

Critical:

Extremely critical

Impact:

System access

Where:

From remote

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

Software:

Microsoft Excel 2000
Microsoft Excel 2002
Microsoft Excel 2003
Microsoft Office 2000
Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition
Microsoft Office 2003 Small Business Edition
Microsoft Office 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
Microsoft Office 2007
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
Microsoft Office Excel 2007
Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003

Binary Analysis:

BA356 :: Available for 1 Credit

BA422 :: Available for 1 Credit

BA428 :: Available for 1 Credit

BA433 :: Available for 1 Credit

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Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Microsoft Excel, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

1) An error in the handling of macros can be exploited via a specially crafted Excel file to execute arbitrary code.

NOTE: According to Microsoft, this vulnerability is currently being actively exploited.

2) An error when processing data validation (DVAL) records can be exploited to corrupt memory via a specially crafted Excel file.

3) An error when importing files into Excel can be exploited via a specially crafted .slk file.

4) An error in the handling of style records can be exploited to corrupt memory via a specially crafted Excel file.

5) An error in the parsing of formulas can be exploited to corrupt memory via a specially crafted Excel file.

6) An error in the handling of rich text values can be exploited via a specially crafted Excel file.

7) An error in the handling of conditional formatting values can be exploited via a specially crafted Excel file.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities may allow execution of arbitrary code.

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