RCE in Microsoft Excel
CVE-2006-1304
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .xls file with a crafted COLINFO record, which triggers the overflow during a "data filling operation."
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.108 (95.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.109 · newest: 0.108 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Excel — versions 2000, 2002, 2003
- Microsoft Excel Viewer — versions 2003
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/18888 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:545 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439909/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755 (vdb-entry)
- www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0606.htm (Vendor Advisory)