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(MS09-067) Excel Cache Memory Corruption Vulnerability (972652)

Type
Logic error
Impact of exploitation
Remote Code Execution
User Interaction
user interaction is needed
Attack Vector
Authenticated locally logged on user with limited privileges
Rating
Medium
CVE reference
CVE-2009-3127,
Vendor Status
Responded and patched
Vulnerable systems
Excel  2003 Viewer,
Excel 2007  SP2,
Office for Mac  2008,
Excel Viewer  2003 SP3,
Summary
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office Excel handles specially crafted Excel files.

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Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office Excel handles specially crafted Excel files. ? The vulnerability cannot be exploited automatically through e-mail. For an attack to be successful, a user must open an attachment that is sent in an e-mail message. ? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

McAfee Product Mitigation & Recommendations

Recommendations

The Vendor has released patches to address this issue http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-067.mspx

McAfee Product Mitigation

McAfee Foundstone
Signature:
(MS09-067) Excel Cache Memory Corruption Vulnerability (972652)
Signature identifier:
7319
Release date:
11/10/2009

Additional Resources

(MS09-067) Excel Cache Memory Corruption Vulnerability (972652)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-067.mspx

All Information

Timeline -

11/10/2009

Vendor has provided a patch.

Description -

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office Excel handles specially crafted Excel files. ? The vulnerability cannot be exploited automatically through e-mail. For an attack to be successful, a user must open an attachment that is sent in an e-mail message. ? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

McAfee Product Mitigation & Recommendations

Recommendations -

The Vendor has released patches to address this issue http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-067.mspx

McAfee Product Mitigation

McAfee Foundstone
Signature:
(MS09-067) Excel Cache Memory Corruption Vulnerability (972652)
Signature identifier:
7319
Release date:
11/10/2009

Additional Resources

Additional Resources -

(MS09-067) Excel Cache Memory Corruption Vulnerability (972652)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-067.mspx