PT-2007-6821 · Microsoft+1 · Office+2

Published 2007-12-19 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2007-5861

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X version 10.4.11

Description The issue is related to an unspecified vulnerability in Spotlight, which can be triggered by a crafted .XLS file. This can cause memory corruption in the Microsoft Office Spotlight Importer, leading to either a denial of service (application termination) or the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X version 10.4.11, consider avoiding the use of crafted .XLS files to prevent potential exploitation until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the Microsoft Office Spotlight Importer to minimize the risk of arbitrary code execution.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-5861

Affected Products

Macos X

Office

Office Spotlight Importer

References · 9

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5861 · Security Note
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/26910 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39113 · Note