Overview
Microsoft Excel contains an error in range validation, which may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
Description
Microsoft Excel fails to properly validate ranges in data files. When a file with a malformed range is opened in Excel, system memory can be corrupted in a way that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. |
Impact
By convincing a user to open a specially crafted Excel file, a remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. |
Solution
Install an update Install an update, as specified in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-012. |
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Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
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| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
This vulnerability was publicly disclosed by fearwall.
This document was written by Will Dormann.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2005-4131 |
| Severity Metric: | 16.45 |
| Date Public: | 2005-12-07 |
| Date First Published: | 2006-03-14 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2006-03-14 19:47 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 8 |