Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel
CVE-2006-3431
Buffer overflow in certain Asian language versions of Microsoft Excel might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted STYLE record in a spreadsheet that triggers the overflow when the user attempts to repair the document or selects the "Style" option, as demonstrated by nanika.xls. NOTE: Microsoft has confirmed to CVE via e-mail that this is different than the other Excel vulnerabilities announced before 20060707, including CVE-2006-3059 and CVE-2006-3086.
EPSS: 0.283 (97.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Excel
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)