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Sid
3-16461

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

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Impact:
Unknown.

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Detailed Information:
Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 does not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Microsoft Office Excel Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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Affected Systems:
Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3
 
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Attack Scenarios:
The attacker needs to supply a specially crafted file to a vulnerable machine.

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Ease of Attack:
Difficult.

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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-2010-0257:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2010-0257
  
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