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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Excel 2000/2002/2003/2004/XP (Spreadsheet Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 for Mac, v.X for Mac, and Excel Viewer 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted COLINFO record in an XLS file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-2387 and CVE-2006-3867.
The weakness was shared 10/10/2006 by NSFocus Security Team with NSFOCUS Security Team as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3875. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/13/2025).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22539 (MS06-058 / MS06-059 / MS06-0060 / MS06-062: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Allow Remote Code Execution (924163 / 924164 / 924554 / 922581) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110045 (Microsoft Excel Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS06-059)).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11808.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29243), Tenable (22539), SecurityFocus (BID 20391†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-12880†). The entries VDB-2357, VDB-2508, VDB-2571 and VDB-2595 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 22539
Nessus Name: MS06-058 / MS06-059 / MS06-0060 / MS06-062: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Allow Remote Code Execution (924163 / 924164 / 924554 / 922581) (Mac OS X)
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: NSFocus Security Team
Organization: NSFOCUS Security Team
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2006-3875 (🔍)
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X-Force: 29243
SecurityFocus: 20391 - Microsoft Excel COLINFO Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 12880 - [MS06-059] Microsoft Excel Crafted COLINFO Record Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 03:51 PMUpdated: 01/13/2025 06:01 AM
Changes: 03/12/2015 03:51 PM (62), 05/04/2019 07:01 PM (10), 01/13/2025 06:01 AM (16)
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