Microsoft Excel 2002/2003/2007 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Excel 2002/2003/2007. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-0821. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Excel 2002/2003/2007 (Spreadsheet Software). It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown processing. 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:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 for mac; Office 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Excel Viewer SP1 and SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a crafted SxView record, related to improper validation of unspecified structures, aka "Excel Record Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0824 and CVE-2010-1245.

The weakness was presented 06/08/2010 by TippingPoint with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0821. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/15/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 46845 (MS10-038: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2027452)), 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 110124 (Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS10-038)).

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 9827.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (58913), Tenable (46845), SecurityFocus (BID 40518†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25989†). See VDB-51811, VDB-53516, VDB-53511 and VDB-53510 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: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 46845
Nessus Name: MS10-038: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2027452)
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OpenVAS ID: 902068
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2027452)
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03/02/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-0821 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0821
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53493

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X-Force: 58913
SecurityFocus: 40518 - Microsoft Excel CVE-2010-0821 'SxView' Record Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25989 - [MS10-038] Microsoft Excel \x27SxView\x27 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via Crafted Excel, Medium

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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/15/2021 00:15
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (66), 02/27/2017 09:40 (10), 09/15/2021 00:04 (3), 09/15/2021 00:15 (2)
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