HTTP: Microsoft Office Excel Index Parsing Code Execution
A code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office Excel products. The vulnerability is due to an improper validation of a maliciously crafted index value in an Excel document. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability by enticing target users to open a malicious Excel file, potentially causing arbitrary code to be injected and executed in the security context of the current user. In an attack scenario, where arbitrary code is injected and executed on the target machine, the behaviour of the target is dependent on the intention of the malicious code. If such an attack is not executed successfully, the vulnerable application may terminate as a result of invalid memory access.
Extended Description
Microsoft Excel is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing victims into opening a specially crafted Excel ('.xls') file. Successful exploits can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
Affected Products
Microsoft excel_2003
Short Name
HTTP:STC:DL:XLS-INDEX
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2009-3132 Code Excel Execution Index Microsoft Office Parsing bid:36909
Release Date
10/14/2010
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3336
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Microsoft
CVSS Score
9.3