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Sid
12256

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in Excel.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. Complete admin access.

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Detailed Information:
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2, 2003 Viewer, 2004 for Mac, and 2007 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted set font value in an Excel file, which results in memory corruption.

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Affected Systems:
Microsoft Excel 6

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Simple.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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