HTTP: Microsoft Office Excel Pivot Item Index Boundary Error Memory Corruption
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel. It is due to improper parsing of a malformed Excel file. 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.
Extended Description
Microsoft Excel is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability because it fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied input. 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
Microsoft excel_2003
Short Name
HTTP:STC:DL:XLS-PIVOT
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Boundary CVE-2010-2562 Corruption Error Excel Index Item Memory Microsoft Office Pivot bid:42199
Release Date
09/28/2010
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
3739
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Microsoft
CVSS Score
9.3