Microsoft Excel 2007/2010 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Excel 2007/2010 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-6360. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Excel 2007/2010 (Spreadsheet Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, and Office Compatibility Pack allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Global Free Remote Code Execution in Excel Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 12/09/2014 with Microsoft as MS14-083 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-6360 since 09/11/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79832 (MS14-083: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3017347)), 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 110245 (Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS14-083)).

Applying the patch MS14-083 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. 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 17132.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98980), Tenable (79832), SecurityFocus (BID 71500†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031320†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47507†). The entry VDB-68408 is pretty similar. 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: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 79832
Nessus Name: MS14-083: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3017347)
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OpenVAS ID: 800218
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (3017347)
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Patch: MS14-083
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-083
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-6360 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-6360
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68407

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X-Force: 98980 - Microsoft Excel global free code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 71500 - Microsoft Excel CVE-2014-6360 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031320 - Microsoft Excel Memory Corruption Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 47507 - [MS14-083] Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-6360, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2014 12:17
Updated: 03/01/2022 08:51
Changes: 12/11/2014 12:17 (87), 06/15/2017 11:15 (2), 03/01/2022 08:51 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:47F:103

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