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Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (954066)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is missing critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS08-043.
Insight
Insight
Multiple flaw are due to, - index values are not properly validated when loading Excel files into memory. - an errors during processing/parsing of certain array indexes and record values when loading Excel files into memory. - a password strings to remote data sources are not being properly deleted even when configured to not store credentials.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Excel 2002/XP/2003/2007 on Windows (All). Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003/2007 on Windows (All).
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.