| Name | MS.Excel.Missing.MSO.Drawing.Group.Stack.Overrun |
| Last Updated Date | Feb 19, 2009 |
| Release Date | Dec 12, 2008 |
| Severity | Critical |
| Impact | System compromise |
| Description | This indicates a possible attempt to exploit a stack-overrun vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel.
This vulnerability is caused by the software's inability to properly parse a malformed XLS file. Remote users may exploit this to execute arbitrary code. |
| Affected Products | Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 2007 Microsoft Office System and its Service Pack 1 Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 and its Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office Excel Viewer Microsoft Office for Mac Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Open XML File Format Converter for Mac |
| Recommended Actions | Apply the patch, available from the vendor's web site: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms08-074.mspx |
| Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) | http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-4265
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| Microsoft Bulletin ID | MS08-074 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms08-074.mspx |
| Reference/s | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32618 (BugTraq)
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