VDB-176479 · CVE-2021-31939 · GCVE-0-2021-31939

Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Office, 365 Apps for Enterprise, Office Web Apps Server and Office Online Server. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Excel. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-31939. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office, 365 Apps for Enterprise, Office Web Apps Server and Office Online Server (Office Suite Software) (affected version not known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Excel. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 06/08/2021 as confirmed security guidance (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-31939. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Office Suite Software

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

04/30/2021 🔍
06/08/2021 +39 days 🔍
06/08/2021 +0 days 🔍
06/09/2021 +0 days 🔍
06/10/2021 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-31939 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-31939
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-176479

Entryinfo

Created: 06/09/2021 06:27
Updated: 06/10/2021 18:30
Changes: 06/09/2021 06:27 (30), 06/09/2021 06:32 (24), 06/10/2021 18:30 (2)
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