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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Microsoft Excel 2002 (Spreadsheet Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a malformed RTD (0x813) record, aka "Excel RTD Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
The weakness was presented 06/08/2010 by Nicolas Joly with VUPEN (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-1246. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/15/2021). This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
A public exploit has been developed by Abysssec in Python and been published 4 months after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 46845 (MS10-038: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2027452)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110124 (Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS10-038)).
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 9820.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (58913), Tenable (46845) and Exploit-DB (14966). See 51811, 53516, 53511 and 53510 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Code injectionCWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Abysssec
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Nessus ID: 46845
Nessus Name: MS10-038: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2027452)
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OpenVAS ID: 902068
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2027452)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/excel_rtd_frt_rgchtopic
Saint Name: Microsoft Office Excel RTD Topic String Buffer Overflow
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: VUPEN
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2010-1246 (🔍)
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X-Force: 58913
Vulnerability Center: 25998 - [MS10-038] Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 Real Time Data (RTD) Remote Memory Corruption via Crafted Excel, Medium
SecurityFocus: 40524 - Microsoft Excel Real Time Data (RTD) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 12:22Updated: 09/15/2021 01:51
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (70), 02/27/2017 09:42 (17), 09/15/2021 01:44 (3), 09/15/2021 01:51 (1)
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