Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Last Update Date:
11 Sep 2013 14:40
Release Date:
11 Sep 2013
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RISK: Medium Risk
TYPE: Clients - Productivity Products
- Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Excel parses content in Excel files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. 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. - Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Excel parses content in Excel files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. 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. - XML External Entities Resolution Vulnerability
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Excel parses specially crafted XML files containing external entities.
Impact
- Remote Code Execution
System / Technologies affected
- Microsoft Office 2003
- Microsoft Office 2007
- Microsoft Office 2010
- Microsoft Office 2013
- Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
- Microsoft Excel Viewer
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- Download location for patches:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS13-073
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