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Microsoft Excel IMDATA Record remote code execution vulnerability

Date Discovered:
9 Jan 2007

Date Published:
10 Jan 2007

Last Updated:
13 Aug 2008

Threat Assessment

Overall Risk:  Medium
Popularity : High
Impact:  High
Simplicity:  Low

Characteristics

Vulnerability ID:  34925
Discovered By:  Jeff Gennari

Exploitable Locally:  No
Exploitable Remotely:  Yes

Impact:  A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.

Root Cause:  Software Vulnerability

 

Description

Microsoft Excel contains a vulnerability that can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is due to insufficient data validation when processing the IMDATA record of an Excel file. An attacker can persuade users to open a specially crafted Excel file to execute arbitrary code.

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Recommendations



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For: Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 x86 32 EN
Apply: officexp-KB925523-FullFile
If you have: Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 x86 32 EN

Download:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/7/6/2767578b-b40e-4a25-8ca1-2bdd03ca6945/officexp-KB925523-FullFile-ENU.exe


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For: Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 x86 32 EN, Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 x86 32 EN

If the vendor supplied patch is not available or installation is not feasible, the following steps can be used to limit exposure.



1. Implement a firewall



2. Install Anti-virus and Spyware detection software and ensure definitions are kept current



3. Check for software updates on a regular basis; if updates are available apply them as soon as possible



4. Use vigilance when opening HTML formatted emails, following links embedded in emails or links from an unknown source



5. Use a non-administrative privileged account for general tasks



6. Do not open files/links from untrusted or unconfirmed sources



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For: Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 x86 32 EN
Apply: officexp-kb946976-fullfile
If you have: Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 x86 32 EN

Download:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/1/c/91c7447e-c30d-40cc-b7cb-6f5ceabbf2d6/officexp-KB946976-FullFile-ENU.exe


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For: Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 x86 32 EN
Apply: officexp-kb940601-fullfile
If you have: Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 x86 32 EN

Download:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/0/b/e0b5d66d-dbf1-4c17-b668-d76b6d80bcc5/officexp-KB940601-FullFile-ENU.exe


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For: Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 x86 32 EN
Apply: office2000-kb940596-fullfile
If you have: Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 x86 32 EN

Download:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/e/7/7e7c0f69-b699-4511-b83d-68925ee72786/office2000-kb940596-fullfile-enu.exe


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For: Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 x86 32 EN
Apply: office2000-kb925524-v2-fullfile
If you have: Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 x86 32 EN

Download:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/0/0/600b3d06-df68-4789-8e88-e12f679d61d5/office2000-kb925524-v2-fullfile-enu.exe

Instructions:

Note: Patch installation may require the original installation media.


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For: Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 x86 32 EN
Apply: officeXP-KB936513-fullfile
If you have: Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 x86 32 EN

Download:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/d/2/0d2934f9-f512-48dc-a69c-9016d7a643d8/officexp-KB936513-FullFile-ENU.exe


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For: Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 x86 32 EN
Apply: office2000-kb946979-fullfile
If you have: Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 x86 32 EN

Download:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/a/1/aa1de7c0-8713-4afd-9ff3-27aa690a50c0/office2000-KB946979-FullFile-ENU.exe


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For: Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 x86 32 EN
Apply: officexp-KB934453-FullFile
If you have: Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 x86 32 EN

Download:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/d/3/ad3fe1e5-4018-44a8-8819-640e2393d9f7/officexp-KB934453-FullFile-ENU.exe


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For: Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 x86 32 EN
Apply: office2000-kb934447-fullfile
If you have: Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 x86 32 EN

Download:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/3/e/73e3b51c-4cd1-428d-b5e9-d841bc94286c/office2000-kb934447-fullfile-enu.exe

Instructions:

Note: Patch installation may require the original installation media.


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For: Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 x86 32 EN
Apply: officeXP-kb951551-fullfile
If you have: Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 x86 32 EN

Download:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/c/3/8c3a3c79-033f-423c-89a6-117f609a55e5/officexp-KB951551-FullFile-ENU.exe

Instructions:

Note: This patch may require the installation media during installation.


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For: Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 x86 32 EN
Apply: office2000-kb936511-client
If you have: Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 x86 32 EN

Download:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/9/e/99e37629-a1d1-4bdb-bc0b-8101e558f05b/office2000-kb936511-client-enu.exe


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For: Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 x86 32 EN
Apply: office2000-kb951582-fullfile
If you have: Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 x86 32 EN

Download:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/6/4/f640a7e5-3698-4d9a-b9e9-8b17a39915e1/office2000-KB951582-FullFile-ENU.exe

Instructions:

Note: This patch may require the installation media during installation.

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Affected Technologies

Microsoft: Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 x86 32 EN
Microsoft: Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 x86 32 EN

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References

Microsoft: MS07-002
Mitre CVE: CVE-2007-0027

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