Microsoft Office Excel Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities( 15 April 2009 )
RISK: Medium Risk
1. Memory Corruption Vulnerability
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office Excel that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file that includes a malformed object. 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.
2. Memory Corruption Vulnerability
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office Excel that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file that includes a malformed object. 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.
Impact
- Remote Code Execution
System / Technologies affected
- Microsoft Office 2000
- Microsoft Office Excel 2000 - Microsoft Office XP
- Microsoft Office Excel 2002 - Microsoft Office 2003
- Microsoft Office Excel 2003 - 2007 Microsoft Office System
- Microsoft Office Excel 2007 - Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
- Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
- Microsoft Office Excel Viewer
- Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
Download locations for this patch
- Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office Excel 2000 Service Pack 3 - Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office Excel 2002 Service Pack 3 - Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Service Pack 3 - 2007 Microsoft Office System Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Service Pack 1 - Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
- Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
- Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office Excel Viewer
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1
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