Extremely Critical Flaw Discovered In Excel

Vikingod · Jun 17, 2006, 11:07 PM

Source: Secunia
MS Response: Microsoft Blog
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Excel, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unknown error within the processing of specially crafted Excel documents.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability has been confirmed on a fully updated Windows XP SP2 system with Microsoft Excel 2003 SP2. Other versions may also be affected.

NOTE: This vulnerability is a so-called 0-day and is already being actively exploited.

Jun 17, 2006, 11:07 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Extremely Critical Flaw Discovered In Excel Source: Secunia MS Response: Microsoft Blog _________ A vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Excel, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an unknown error within the processing of specially crafted Excel documents. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability has been confirmed on a fully updated Windows XP SP2 system with Microsoft Excel 2003 SP2. Other versions may also be affected. NOTE: This vulnerability is a so-called 0-day and is already being actively exploited.