Microsoft Excel Index Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Info

Microsoft Excel Index Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 36909
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2009-3132
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 10 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 12 2009 11:26PM
Credit: Nicolas Joly of VUPEN Security
Vulnerable: Microsoft Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 0
Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 0
Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack 2007 SP2
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack 2007 SP1
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 0
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 0
Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 SP3
Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 0
+ Microsoft Office 2003 SP1
+ Microsoft Office 2003 SP1
+ Microsoft Office 2003 SP1
Microsoft Excel Viewer SP2
Microsoft Excel Viewer SP1
Microsoft Excel Compatibility Pack 0
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP2
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP1
Microsoft Excel 2007 0
Microsoft Excel 2007 0
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP2
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP1
+ Microsoft Office 2003 SP1
Microsoft Excel 2003
+ Microsoft Office 2003 0
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3
+ Microsoft Office XP SP3
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP2
+ Microsoft Office XP SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP1
+ Microsoft Office XP SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Excel 2002
+ Microsoft Office XP
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95 SR2
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Excel Index Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Excel is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing victims into opening a specially crafted Excel ('.xls') file.

Successful exploits can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Excel Index Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A working commercial exploit is available through VUPEN Security - Exploit and PoCs Service. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Excel Index Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and updates. Please see the references for details.


Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 0

Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack 2007 SP2

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack 2007 SP1

Microsoft Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 0

Microsoft Excel Viewer SP1

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP2

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP1

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 0

Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 SP3

Microsoft Excel Viewer SP2

Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3

References

Microsoft Excel Index Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

References:

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