Microsoft Excel 2002 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Excel 2002. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2010-3234. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Excel 2002 (Spreadsheet Software). It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 does not properly validate formula information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Formula Substream Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 10/13/2010 with VUPEN (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-3234. 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. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/26/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49957 (MS10-080: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2293211)), 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 110136 (Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS10-080)).

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 databases at X-Force (62109), Tenable (49957), SecurityFocus (BID 43649†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27658†). The entries VDB-55001, VDB-54995, VDB-54994 and VDB-54993 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Spreadsheet Software

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Excel

Version

2002

License

commercial

Website

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

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 49957
Nessus Name: MS10-080: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2293211)
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OpenVAS ID: 902264
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2293211)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/03/2010 🔍
10/12/2010 +39 days 🔍
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10/13/2010 +1 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1618 days 🔍
09/26/2021 +2383 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: VUPEN
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-3234 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3234
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54987

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X-Force: 62109
SecurityFocus: 43649 - Microsoft Excel Formula Substream (CVE-2010-3234) Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 27658 - [MS10-080] Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution via a Crafted Excel file, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/26/2021 16:01
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (60), 03/07/2017 09:52 (9), 09/26/2021 15:56 (3), 09/26/2021 16:01 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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