Microsoft Excel 2002/2003 input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Excel 2002/2003 (Spreadsheet Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3 does not properly validate record information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .wk3 (aka Lotus 1-2-3 workbook) file, aka "Lotus 1-2-3 Workbook Parsing Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 10/13/2010 (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-3233. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/26/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49957 (MS10-080: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2293211)), 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 110136 (Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS10-080)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (62118) and Tenable (49957). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 55001, 54995, 54994 and 54993.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 49957
Nessus Name: MS10-080: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2293211)
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OpenVAS ID: 902264
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2293211)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-3233 (🔍)
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X-Force: 62118
Vulnerability Center: 27656 - [MS10-080] Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted Lotus \x271-2-3\x27 File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 43644 - Microsoft Excel Lotus 1-2-3 Workbook Parsing Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/26/2021 15:50
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (60), 03/07/2017 09:52 (8), 09/26/2021 15:45 (3), 09/26/2021 15:50 (1)
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