CVE-2006-3431

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-3431
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-07-07 18:05:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-18 16:47:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in certain Asian language versions of Microsoft Excel might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted STYLE record in a spreadsheet that triggers the overflow when the user attempts to repair the document or selects the "Style" option, as demonstrated by nanika.xls. NOTE: Microsoft has confirmed to CVE via e-mail that this is different than the other Excel vulnerabilities announced before 20060707, including CVE-2006-3059 and CVE-2006-3086.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Excel All All All All
Application Microsoft Excel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Excel Style Handling and Repair Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Excel Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Excel STYLE Record Bug May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code SECTRACK securitytracker.com
'New CVE number states Excel Style handling as a separate issue' - MARC BUGTRAQ marc.info
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-059 - Critical | Microsoft Docs MS docs.microsoft.com
SecurityFocus HP www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
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