Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-3431 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
Buffer overflow in certain Asian language versions of Microsoft Excel might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted STYLE record in a spreadsheet that triggers the overflow when the user attempts to repair the document or selects the "Style" option, as demonstrated by nanika.xls. NOTE: Microsoft has confirmed to CVE via e-mail that this is different than the other Excel vulnerabilities announced before 20060707, including CVE-2006-3059 and CVE-2006-3086.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 1 |
Exploit-Db
description | Microsoft Excel 2000-2004 Style Handling and Repair Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. CVE-2006-3431. Remote exploit for windows platform |
id | EDB-ID:28189 |
last seen | 2016-02-03 |
modified | 2006-07-06 |
published | 2006-07-06 |
reporter | Nanika |
source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/28189/ |
title | Microsoft Excel 2000-2004 Style Handling and Repair Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
Nessus
NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_MS_OFFICE_OCT2006.NASL description The 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 Word, Excel, PowerPoint or another Office application. last seen 2020-03-18 modified 2006-10-11 plugin id 22539 published 2006-10-11 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/22539 title MS06-058 / MS06-059 / MS06-0060 / MS06-062: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Allow Remote Code Execution (924163 / 924164 / 924554 / 922581) (Mac OS X) code #TRUSTED 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 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(22539); script_version("1.24"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2018/07/14"); script_cve_id( # "CVE-2006-3435", "CVE-2006-3876", "CVE-2006-3877", "CVE-2006-4694", "CVE-2006-2387", "CVE-2006-3431", "CVE-2006-3867", "CVE-2006-3875", "CVE-2006-3647", # "CVE-2006-3651", # "CVE-2006-4534", "CVE-2006-4693", "CVE-2006-3434", "CVE-2006-3650", "CVE-2006-3864" # "CVE-2006-3868" ); script_bugtraq_id( 18872, 20226, 20322, 20325, 20341, 20344, 20345, 20382, 20383, 20384, 20391 ); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS06-058"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS06-059"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS06-060"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS06-062"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"924163"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"924164"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"924554"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"922581"); script_name(english:"MS06-058 / MS06-059 / MS06-0060 / MS06-062: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Allow Remote Code Execution (924163 / 924164 / 924554 / 922581) (Mac OS X)"); script_summary(english:"Check for Office 2004 and X"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "An application installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "The 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 Word, Excel, PowerPoint or another Office application." ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms06-058"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms06-059"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms06-060"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms06-062"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office for Mac OS X."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true"); script_cwe_id(94); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/07/03"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/10/10"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/10/11"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2001:sr1:mac_os"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2004::mac"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/MacOSX/packages"); exit(0); } include("misc_func.inc"); include("ssh_func.inc"); include("macosx_func.inc"); if(sshlib::get_support_level() >= sshlib::SSH_LIB_SUPPORTS_COMMANDS) enable_ssh_wrappers(); else disable_ssh_wrappers(); uname = get_kb_item("Host/uname"); if ( egrep(pattern:"Darwin.*", string:uname) ) { off2004 = GetCarbonVersionCmd(file:"Microsoft Component Plugin", path:"/Applications/Microsoft Office 2004/Office"); offX = GetCarbonVersionCmd(file:"Microsoft Component Plugin", path:"/Applications/Microsoft Office X/Office"); if ( ! islocalhost() ) { ret = ssh_open_connection(); if ( ! ret ) exit(0); buf = ssh_cmd(cmd:off2004); if ( buf !~ "^11" ) buf = ssh_cmd(cmd:offX); ssh_close_connection(); } else { buf = pread(cmd:"/bin/bash", argv:make_list("bash", "-c", off2004)); if ( buf !~ "^11" ) buf = pread(cmd:"/bin/bash", argv:make_list("bash", "-c", offX)); } if ( buf =~ "^(10\.|11\.)" ) { vers = split(buf, sep:'.', keep:FALSE); # < 10.1.8 if ( int(vers[0]) == 10 && ( int(vers[1]) < 1 || ( int(vers[1]) == 1 && int(vers[2]) < 8 ) ) ) security_hole(0); else # < 11.3.0 if ( int(vers[0]) == 11 && int(vers[1]) < 3 ) security_hole(0); } }
NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS06-059.NASL description The remote host is running a version of Microsoft Excel 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. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 22532 published 2006-10-10 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/22532 title MS06-059: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (924164) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(22532); script_version("1.36"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:30"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2006-2387", "CVE-2006-3431", "CVE-2006-3867", "CVE-2006-3875" ); script_bugtraq_id(18872, 20344, 20345, 20391); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS06-059"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"923088"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"923089"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"923090"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"924164"); script_name(english:"MS06-059: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (924164)"); script_summary(english:"Determines the version of Excel.exe"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Microsoft Excel."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is running a version of Microsoft Excel 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."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2006/ms06-059"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Microsoft has released a set of patches for Excel 2000, XP and 2003."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/07/03"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/10/10"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/10/10"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:xml_core_services"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins"); script_dependencies("smb_nt_ms02-031.nasl", "office_installed.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl"); script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible"); script_require_ports(139, 445, "Host/patch_management_checks"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("smb_func.inc"); include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc"); include("smb_hotfixes.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible"); bulletin = 'MS06-059'; kbs = make_list("923088", "923089", "923090", "924164"); if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_HOLE); port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport"); kb = '924164'; # # Excel # vuln = 0; list = get_kb_list_or_exit("SMB/Office/Excel/*/ProductPath"); foreach item (keys(list)) { v = item - 'SMB/Office/Excel/' - '/ProductPath'; if(ereg(pattern:"^9\..*", string:v)) { # Excel 2000 - fixed in 9.00.00.8950 office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/2000/SP"); if (!isnull(office_sp) && office_sp == 3) { kb = '923090'; sub = ereg_replace(pattern:"^9\.00?\.00?\.([0-9]*)$", string:v, replace:"\1"); if(sub != v && int(sub) < 8950 ) { vuln++; hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb); } } } else if(ereg(pattern:"^10\..*", string:v)) { # Excel XP - fixed in 10.0.6816.0 office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/XP/SP"); if (!isnull(office_sp) && office_sp == 3) { kb = '923089'; middle = ereg_replace(pattern:"^10\.0\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$", string:v, replace:"\1"); if(middle != v && int(middle) < 6816) { vuln++; hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb); } } } else if(ereg(pattern:"^11\..*", string:v)) { # Excel 2003 - fixed in 11.0.8104.0 office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/2003/SP"); if (!isnull(office_sp) && (office_sp == 1 || office_sp == 2)) { kb = '923088'; middle = ereg_replace(pattern:"^11\.0\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$", string:v, replace:"\1"); if(middle != v && int(middle) < 8104) { vuln++; hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb); } } } } if (vuln) { set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/"+bulletin, value:TRUE); hotfix_security_hole(); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
Oval
accepted | 2012-05-28T04:01:43.980-04:00 | ||||||||||||||||
class | vulnerability | ||||||||||||||||
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description | Buffer overflow in certain Asian language versions of Microsoft Excel might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted STYLE record in a spreadsheet that triggers the overflow when the user attempts to repair the document or selects the "Style" option, as demonstrated by nanika.xls. NOTE: Microsoft has confirmed to CVE via e-mail that this is different than the other Excel vulnerabilities announced before 20060707, including CVE-2006-3059 and CVE-2006-3086. | ||||||||||||||||
family | windows | ||||||||||||||||
id | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:431 | ||||||||||||||||
status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
submitted | 2006-10-11T05:29:41 | ||||||||||||||||
title | Excel Malformed STYLE Record Vulnerability | ||||||||||||||||
version | 13 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=115274676314243&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=115274676314243&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20268
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20268
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016430
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016430
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438963/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438963/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439427/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439427/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18872
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18872
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2689
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2689
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-059
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-059
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A431
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A431