Microsoft Excel BIFF file format buffer overflow

excel-biff-file-bo (33913)

High Risk

Description:

Microsoft Excel is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper handling of the Excel BIFF file format. By persuading a victim to open an Excel file containing a specially-crafted Named Graph record, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by hosting the malicious file on a Web site or sending it to a victim as an email attachment.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	8
Access Vector:	Remote
Access Complexity:	High
Authentication:	Not Required
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete
Temporal Score:	5.9
Exploitability:	Unproven
Remediation Level:	Official-Fix
Report Confidence:	Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

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 The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.

References:

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-023: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (934233).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-036: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (936542).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-044: Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (940965).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-014: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-026: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (951207).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-042: Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955048).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-043: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954066).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-051: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949785).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-052: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954593).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-057: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (956416).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-004: Vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (959420).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (967340).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-021: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969462).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-062: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957488).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-067: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972652).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-003: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office (MSO) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978214).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-004: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975416).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980150).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980150).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-028: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980094).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-036: Vulnerabilities in COM validation in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (983235.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-038: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2027452).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-056: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2269638).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-057: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2269707).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-079: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2293194).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-087: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2423930).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-105: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Graphics Filters Could Allow for Remote Code Execution (968095).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-008: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2451879).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-021: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489279).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-023: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489293).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-029: Vulnerability in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489979).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-045: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2537146).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-049: Vulnerability in the Microsoft XML Editor Could Allow Information Disclosure (2543893).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-060: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2560978).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-072: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2587505).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-072: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2587505).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-072: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2587505).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-096: Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2640241).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-096: Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2640241).
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-096: Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2640241).
• ZDI-07-026: Microsoft Excel BIFF File Format Named Graph Record Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability.
• ASA-2007-184: MS07-023 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (934233)
• BID-23760: Microsoft Excel BIFF Record Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
• CVE-2007-0215: Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2, and 2003 Viewer allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .XLS BIFF file with a malformed Named Graph record, which results in memory corruption.
• OSVDB ID: 34393: Microsoft Excel BIFF Record Named Graph Record Parsing Overflow
• SA25150: Microsoft Excel Three Code Execution Vulnerabilities
• SECTRACK ID: 1018012: Microsoft Excel Specially Crafted BIFF Records, Set Font Values, and Filter Records Permit Remote Code Execution
• VUPEN/ADV-2007-1708: Microsoft Excel Records and Strings Handling Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS07-023)

Platforms Affected:

• Microsoft Excel 2000
• Microsoft Excel 2002
• Microsoft Excel 2003
• Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003
• Microsoft Office 2000 SP3
• Microsoft Office 2003 SP2
• Microsoft Office XP SP3
• Microsoft Windows Vista

Reported:

May 08, 2007

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