Sean Larsson

Researcher fromVeriSign iDefense Labs
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191.7Total CVSS
Vulnerabilities · 21
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PT-2009-1123
9.3
2009-10-20
Microsoft · Office Excel Viewer · CVE-2009-3129
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** Microsoft Office Excel versions 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2 Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac Open XML File Format Converter for Mac Office Excel Viewer versions 2003 SP3, SP1, and SP2 Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats versions SP1 and SP2 **Description** The issue is related to the handling of a FEATHEADER record in Excel files, specifically when the record contains an invalid cbHdrData size element. This can lead to memory corruption and allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. An attacker who successfully exploits this issue could gain complete control of an affected system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. **Recommendations** For Microsoft Office Excel versions 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Open XML File Format Converter for Mac, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Office Excel Viewer versions 2003 SP3, SP1, and SP2, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats versions SP1 and SP2, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of spreadsheets with FEATHEADER records until a patch is available.
PT-2009-3210
9.3
2009-06-10
Microsoft · Open Xml File Format Converter For Mac · CVE-2009-0561
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 Microsoft Office XP SP3 Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1 2007 Microsoft Office System SP2 Open XML File Format Converter for Mac Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3 Microsoft Office Excel Viewer Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2 Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP2 **Description** The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a Shared String Table (SST) record containing a numeric field that specifies an invalid number of unique strings, triggering a heap-based buffer overflow. This could enable an attacker to take complete control of an affected system, allowing them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. **Recommendations** For Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office XP SP3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For 2007 Microsoft Office System SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Open XML File Format Converter for Mac, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office Excel Viewer, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of Excel files from untrusted sources until a patch is available.
PT-2009-2899
9.3
2009-05-12
Microsoft · Office Powerpoint · CVE-2009-0224
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** Microsoft Office PowerPoint versions 2000 SP3 through 2007 SP2 PowerPoint Viewer versions 2003 through 2007 SP2 Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac and 2008 for Mac Open XML File Format Converter for Mac Microsoft Works versions 8.5 through 9.0 Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats versions SP1 through SP2 **Description** A remote code execution issue exists due to improper validation of PowerPoint files, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted BuildList records that include ChartBuild containers, which triggers memory corruption. This can be exploited by creating a specially crafted PowerPoint file that could be included as an e-mail attachment or hosted on a specially crafted or compromised Web site. **Recommendations** For Microsoft Office PowerPoint versions 2000 SP3 through 2007 SP2, update to a version that properly validates PowerPoint files. For PowerPoint Viewer versions 2003 through 2007 SP2, update to a version that properly validates PowerPoint files. For Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac and 2008 for Mac, update to a version that properly validates PowerPoint files. For Open XML File Format Converter for Mac, update to a version that properly validates PowerPoint files. For Microsoft Works versions 8.5 through 9.0, update to a version that properly validates PowerPoint files. For Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats versions SP1 through SP2, update to a version that properly validates PowerPoint files.