Microsoft Excel graphic buffer overflow

excel-graphic-bo (25229)

High Risk

Description:

Microsoft Excel is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could create a malicious Excel file that uses a malformed graphic and host it on a Web site or send it to a potential victim as an email attachment. When the file is opened, the attacker could overflow a buffer and possibly execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the victim.

Platforms Affected:

• Microsoft, Office 2000 SP3
• Microsoft, Office 2003 SP1
• Microsoft, Office 2003 SP2
• Microsoft, Office 2004
• Microsoft, Office X Mac OS
• Microsoft, Office XP SP3
• Microsoft, Works 2000
• Microsoft, Works 2001
• Microsoft, Works 2002
• Microsoft, Works 2003
• Microsoft, Works 2004
• Microsoft, Works 2005
• Microsoft, Works 2006

Remedy:

Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.

— OR —

Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-012, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (905413) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-012.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-037, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917285) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-037.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-059, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (924164) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-059.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-002, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (927198) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-002.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-023, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (934233) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-023.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-036, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (936542) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms07-036.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-044, Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (940965) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-044.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-014, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-014.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-026, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (951207) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-026.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-042, Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955048) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-042.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-043, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954066) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-043.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-051, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949785) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-051.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-052, Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954593) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-052.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-057, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (956416) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-057.mspx.
• US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-073A, Microsoft Office and Excel Vulnerabilities at http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-073A.html.
• ASA-2006-069: Windows Security Updates for March 2006 - (MS06-011 MS06-012)
• BID-16181: Microsoft Excel Malformed Graphic File Code Execution Vulnerability
• CVE-2006-0030: Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, and 2003, in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and other packages, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a malformed graphic, which leads to memory corruption.
• OSVDB ID: 23901: Microsoft Office Excel Malformed Graphic Arbitrary Code Execution
• SA19138: Microsoft Office Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
• SA19238: Avaya Modular Messaging Windows Privilege Escalation Security Issues
• SECTRACK ID: 1015766: Microsoft Office and Excel Buffer Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
• US-CERT VU#123222: Microsoft Excel malformed graphic memory corruption vulnerability
• VUPEN/ADV-2006-0950: Microsoft Office Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS06-012)

Reported:

Mar 14, 2006

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