CVE-2006-2388

Microsoft Excel 2000-2004 - Remote Code Execution via Malformed Cell Comments

Title source: llm

Description

Microsoft Office Excel 2000 through 2004 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed cell comments, which lead to modification of "critical data offsets" during the rebuilding process.

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

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016472

Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18938

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439786/100/0/threaded

Vendor 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%3A234

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-022.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27604

Scores

EPSS 0.1078

EPSS Percentile 95.3%

Details

CWE

CWE-94

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