PT-2023-3831 · Microsoft · Office Excel

Dhanesh Kizhakkinan + 4 · Published 2023-07-11 · Updated 2024-05-29 · CVE-2023-33162

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Excel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by synchronization errors when using a shared resource in Microsoft Excel, allowing an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the device. This can enable attackers to obtain sensitive information and affect the system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Race Condition

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-04123

CVE-2023-33162

Affected Products

Office Excel

References · 6

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33162 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-33162 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33162 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-04123 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33162 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/54380 · Telegram Post