VDB-35373 · CVE-2007-1239 · BID 22717

Microsoft Excel 2003 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Excel 2003. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-1239. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Excel 2003 (Spreadsheet Software). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Excel 2003 does not properly parse .XLS files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a file with a (1) corrupted XML format or a (2) corrupted XLS format, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

The weakness was presented 03/03/2007 by sehato as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-1239 since 03/03/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 22717†). See VDB-35378, VDB-35372 and VDB-35206 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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02/26/2007 🔍
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03/13/2015 +2932 days 🔍
08/25/2018 +1261 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: sehato
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-1239 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1239
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35373
SecurityFocus: 22717 - Microsoft Excel NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 08/25/2018 11:33
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (47), 08/25/2018 11:33 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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