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Sid
3-13582

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

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. 

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Detailed Information:
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, Compatibility Pack, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted rich text values, aka "Excel Rich Text Validation Vulnerability."

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Affected Systems:
Microsoft Office 2

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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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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2008-0116:
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-0116

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