PT-2006-1122 · Microsoft · Office+4

Eyas · Published 2006-03-14 · Updated 2018-10-19 · CVE-2006-0031

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Excel versions 2000 through 2003 Microsoft Office version 2000 SP3

Description: A remote code execution issue exists in Excel, related to a malformed record. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by constructing a specially crafted Excel file. The issue leads to memory corruption due to a stack-based buffer overflow when an Excel file with a modified length value is processed.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Excel versions 2000 through 2003, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office version 2000 SP3, consider applying security patches or updates to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of Excel files from untrusted sources until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-0031

Affected Products

Office Excel

Office

Office Powerpoint

Office Word

Outlook

References · 28

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/17101 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19138 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0031 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0031 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-012 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015766 · Patch
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0950 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19238 · Vendor Advisory
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/104302 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427699/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A763 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25228 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/1521.html · Note
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-069.htm · Note
• http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1525 · Note