Vulnerability CVE-2006-1302
Published: 2006-07-13   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .xls file with certain crafted fields in a SELECTION record, which triggers memory corruption, aka "Malformed SELECTION record Vulnerability."

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
Microsoft Excel SELECTION Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability
NSFOCUS Security...
18.07.2006

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Microsoft -> Excel 
Microsoft -> Excel viewer 

 References:
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1238
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016472
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0605.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439914/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18885
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A379
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