Description
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .xls file with certain crafted fields in a SELECTION record, which triggers memory corruption, aka "Malformed SELECTION record Vulnerability."
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0605.htm
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1238
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016472
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439914/100/0/threaded
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18885
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A379
Scores
EPSS
0.1368
EPSS Percentile
96.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (6)
microsoft/excel
2000 (4 CPE variants)
microsoft/excel
2002 (4 CPE variants)
microsoft/excel
2003 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/excel
2004
microsoft/excel
x
microsoft/excel_viewer
2003
Published
Jul 13, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026