PT-2007-1697 · Microsoft · Excel Viewer 2003+4

Published 2007-05-08 · Updated 2018-10-16 · CVE-2007-0215

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 Microsoft Excel 2003 SP2 Microsoft Excel 2003 Viewer

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to the way Excel handles files with malformed BIFF records. This could be exploited by an attacker constructing a specially crafted Excel file, potentially included in an e-mail attachment or hosted on a malicious website, allowing for remote code execution. The issue arises from a stack-based buffer overflow via a .XLS BIFF file with a malformed Named Graph record, resulting in memory corruption.

Recommendations For Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Excel 2003 SP2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Excel 2003 Viewer, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of .XLS files from untrusted sources until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-0215

Affected Products

Excel 2000

Excel 2002

Excel 2003

Excel Viewer 2003

Office Excel

References · 18

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0215 · Security Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-026.html · Patch
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0215 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-023 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1018012 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/467988/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/467988/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-023 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33913 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1708 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25150 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/34393 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0215 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html · Note