HTTP: Microsoft Office Excel RTD Buffer Overflow

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel. It is due to a flaw while parsing specially crafted RealTimeData (RTD) records within Excel files. In a successful attack, where arbitrary code is injected and executed on the target machine, the behavior of the target is dependent on the intention of the malicious code. In an unsuccessful attack, the vulnerable application can terminate.

Extended Description

Microsoft Excel is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to open 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

Avaya messaging_application_server,Microsoft excel_2002

References

BugTraq: 40524

CVE: CVE-2010-1246

Short Name

HTTP:STC:DL:XLS-MAL-RTD-REC

Severity

Major

Recommended

False

Recommended Action

Drop

HTTP: Microsoft Office Excel RTD Buffer Overflow

Extended Description

Affected Products

References

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