Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-1302 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in Microsoft Excel and Excel Viewer

047910
CVSS 9.3 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
microsoft
CWE-119
critical
nessus
NVD
Published: 2006-07-13
Updated: 2018-10-18

Summary

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .xls file with certain crafted fields in a SELECTION record, which triggers memory corruption, aka "Malformed SELECTION record Vulnerability."

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Microsoft
13

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_MS_06-037.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is running a version of Microsoft Office that is affected by various flaws that may allow arbitrary code to be run. To succeed, the attacker would have to send a rogue file to a user of the remote computer and have it open it with Microsoft Excel or another Office application.
    last seen2020-03-18
    modified2006-07-11
    plugin id22025
    published2006-07-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/22025
    titleMS06-037 / MS06-038: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel and Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917284 / 917285) (Mac OS X)
  • NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
    NASL idSMB_NT_MS06-037.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is running a version of Microsoft Excel that could allow arbitrary code to be run. To succeed, the attacker would have to send a rogue file to a user of the remote computer and have him open it with Microsoft Excel.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id22031
    published2006-07-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/22031
    titleMS06-037: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917285)

Oval

accepted2012-05-28T04:01:40.222-04:00
classvulnerability
contributors
  • nameRobert L. Hollis
    organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
  • nameShane Shaffer
    organizationG2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • commentMicrosoft Excel 2000 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:758
  • commentMicrosoft Excel 2002 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:473
  • commentMicrosoft Excel 2003 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:764
  • commentMicrosoft Excel Viewer 2003 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:439
descriptionBuffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .xls file with certain crafted fields in a SELECTION record, which triggers memory corruption, aka "Malformed SELECTION record Vulnerability."
familywindows
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:379
statusaccepted
submitted2006-07-25T12:05:33
titleMicrosoft Excel Malformed SELECTION record Vulnerability
version12

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