Microsoft Excel 2000/2002/2003/XP code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Excel 2000/2002/2003/XP. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-1304. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Microsoft Excel 2000/2002/2003/XP (Spreadsheet Software). This affects an unknown function. 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:

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .xls file with a crafted COLINFO record, which triggers the overflow during a "data filling operation."

The weakness was released 07/13/2006 by NSFOCUS with NSFocus as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1304 since 03/20/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/12/2021). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22025 (MS06-037 / MS06-038: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel and Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917284 / 917285) (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 110034 (Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS06-037)).

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 4523.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27450), Tenable (22025), SecurityFocus (BID 18888†), SecurityTracker (ID 1016472†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-12226†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2324, VDB-29423, VDB-31318 and VDB-31317. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22025
Nessus Name: MS06-037 / MS06-038: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel and Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917284 / 917285) (Mac OS X)
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03/20/2006 🔍
07/11/2006 +113 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: NSFOCUS
Organization: NSFocus
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-1304 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1304
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31311

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X-Force: 27450
SecurityFocus: 18888 - Microsoft Excel COLINFO Record Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1016472 - Microsoft Excel Errors in Processing Various Malformed Records Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 12226 - [MS06-037] Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution via Malformed COLINFO Record, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-2755

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 07/12/2021 16:24
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (64), 05/04/2019 19:00 (16), 07/12/2021 16:24 (3)
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