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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Microsoft Excel 2002 (Spreadsheet Software). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a malformed RTD (0x813) record that triggers heap corruption, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0823 and CVE-2010-1249.
The weakness was shared 06/08/2010 by Nicolas Joly with VUPEN (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-1247. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/15/2021). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
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)).
A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9821.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (58913) and Tenable (46845).
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CPE 2.3
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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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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: VUPEN
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2010-1247 (🔍)
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X-Force: 58913
Vulnerability Center: 25999 - [MS10-038] Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 File Parsing Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 40525 - Microsoft Excel RTD Records Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 65237 - Microsoft Office Excel Malformed RTD Record Handling Memory Corruption
Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 12:22Updated: 09/15/2021 02:07
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (70), 02/27/2017 09:42 (10), 09/15/2021 01:59 (3), 09/15/2021 02:07 (2)
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