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SYNTHESIS

An attacker can create a malicious spreadsheet, in order to
execute code.

Gravity: 3/4

Consequences: privileged access/rights

Provenance: document

Means of attack: no proof of concept, no attack

Ability of attacker: expert (4/4)

Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5)

Diffusion of the vulnerable configuration: high (3/3)

Creation date: 13/08/2008

Identifier: VIGILANCE-VUL-8019

IMPACTED PRODUCTS

– Microsoft Excel [confidential versions]
– Microsoft Office SharePoint Server [confidential versions]
– Microsoft Word [confidential versions]

DESCRIPTION

While opening an xls file, MS Excel loads the content of the
document without any specific checking on the file.

A file containing an malicious record can be used to execute code.

An attacker can therefore create a malicious Excel spreadsheet,
send it to a victim, and if this last open it, code can be
executed on the computer.

CHARACTERISTICS

Identifiers: 954066, CVE-2008-3006, MS08-043, VIGILANCE-VUL-8019

https://vigilance.aql.fr/tree/1/8019