Microsoft Excel MDXSET buffer overflow
| excel-mdxset-bo (56466) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Excel is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when parsing Excel documents. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted Excel file containing a malformed MDXSET record, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
*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 The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.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:
- iDefense Labs Public Advisory: 03.09.10: Microsoft Excel MDXSET Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980150).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-038: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2027452).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-057: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2269707).
- BID-38552: Microsoft Excel MDXSET Record Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2010-0261: Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 SP1 and SP2 and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet in which a MDXSET record is broken up into several records
- SA38805: Microsoft Office Excel Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1023698: Microsoft Office Excel Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2010-0566: Microsoft Office Excel Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS10-017)
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Excel 2007 SP1
- Microsoft Excel 2007 SP2
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack 2007 SP1
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack 2007 SP2
Reported:
Mar 09, 2010
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