HTTP: Microsoft Office Excel SxView SXStreamID Memory Corruption

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel. It is due to the way Microsoft Office Excel handles specially crafted Excel files that include a malformed SxView record, allowing for memory corruption. Remote attackers can exploit this 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 logged on user.

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 office_2008_for_mac

References

BugTraq: 40523

CVE: CVE-2010-1245

Short Name
HTTP:STC:DL:XLS-SXSTREAMID
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2010-1245 Corruption Excel Memory Microsoft Office SXStreamID SxView bid:40523
Release Date
10/05/2010
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
3733
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Avaya

Microsoft

CVSS Score

9.3

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