Microsoft Excel spreadsheet BIFF file format buffer overflow
| excel-biff-file-format-bo (45579) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Excel is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper processing of the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet BIFF file format. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted Office Excel file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.9 |
| 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 The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.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 MS08-057: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (956416).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-072: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957173).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-074: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (959070).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-009: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Cause Remote Code Execution (968557).
- 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 MS09-021: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969462).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-024: Vulnerability in Microsoft Works Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957632).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-027: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969514).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-067: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972652).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-067: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972652).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-068: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word Allows Remote Code Execution (976307).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-073: Vulnerability in WordPad and Office Text Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975539).
- 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 MS10-017: 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 MS10-036: 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 MS10-079: 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 MS11-021: 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 MS11-045: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2537146).
- 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-08-068: Microsoft Office Excel BIFF File Format Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability.
- ASA-2008-410: MS08-057 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (956416)
- BID-31705: Microsoft Excel BIFF File Format Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3471: Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3; Office Excel Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BIFF file with a malformed record that triggers a user-influenced size calculation, aka File Format Parsing Vulnerability.
- SA32211: Microsoft Excel Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1021044: Microsoft Excel Object, Calendar, and Formula Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2808: Microsoft Excel Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS08-057)
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3
- Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3
- Microsoft Excel 2003 SP2
- Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3
- Microsoft Excel 2007
- Microsoft Excel 2007 SP1
- Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003
- Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 SP3
- Microsoft Excel Viewer
- Microsoft Office 2004 Mac OS
- Microsoft Office 2008 Mac OS
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack 2007
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack 2007 SP1
- Microsoft Open XML File Format Converter Mac OS
Reported:
Oct 14, 2008
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