MS.Office.Excel.XLSX.File.Parsing.Code.Execution

Release Date Mar 10, 2010
Severity critical
Impact System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Description This indicates an attack attempt against a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel. The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software is parsing a malformed ".xlsx" file. It may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted XLSX file.
Affected Products Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Open XML File Format Converter for Mac Microsoft Office Excel Viewer Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office Excel Viewer Service Pack 2 Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, an Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Recommended Actions Refer to the vendor's web site for suggested workaround. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms10-017.mspx
Coverage IPS VCM
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) CVE-2010-0263
Reference/s http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms10-017.mspx (MS-ID)

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