Microsoft Excel 2000/2002/2003 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Excel 2000/2002/2003. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-4265. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Excel 2000/2002/2003 (Spreadsheet Software). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel spreadsheet that contains a malformed object, which triggers memory corruption during the loading of records from this spreadsheet, aka "File Format Parsing Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 12/09/2008. The weakness was released 12/09/2008 by Joshua J. Drake with iDefense as MS08-074 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4265 since 09/25/2008. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35073 (MS08-074: Microsoft Excel Multiple Method Remote Code Execution (959070)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110090 (Microsoft Excel Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS08-074)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS08-074 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9131.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (35073), SecurityFocus (BID 32618†), OSVDB (50556†), Secunia (SA31593†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021368†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3890 and VDB-3892. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 35073
Nessus Name: MS08-074: Microsoft Excel Multiple Method Remote Code Execution (959070)
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OpenVAS ID: 900061
OpenVAS Name: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (959070)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/excel_txo_obj
Saint Name: Microsoft Excel TXO and OBJ record parsing memory corruption

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS08-074
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS08-074
Researcher: Joshua J. Drake
Organization: iDefense
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-4265 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4265
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3891

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SecurityFocus: 32618 - Microsoft Excel Malformed Object Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 31593 - Microsoft Excel Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 50556 - MS08-074 - Microsoft Excel Malformed Object Handling Remote Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021368
Vulnerability Center: 20201 - [MS08-074] Microsoft Excel Malformed Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3386

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2008 11:43
Updated: 08/21/2019 18:13
Changes: 12/19/2008 11:43 (101), 08/21/2019 18:13 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:679:103

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