Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .xls file with certain crafted fields in a SELECTION record, which triggers memory corruption, aka "Malformed SELECTION record Vulnerability."
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037 | vendor advisory |
| http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0605.htm | vendor advisory |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1238 | third party advisory |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016472 | vdb entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439914/100/0/threaded | mailing list |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18885 | vdb entry patch |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755 | vdb entry |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A379 | vdb entry signature |