CVE-2006-2387

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 for Mac, v.X for Mac, Excel Viewer 2003, and Microsoft Works Suite 2004 through 2006 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DATETIME record in an XLS file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3867 and CVE-2006-3875.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 39.46% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-033.html	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-059	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20344	vdb entry third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017031	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/706668	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3978	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448147/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A570	vdb entry third party advisory signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2387?: CVE-2006-2387 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2387?: To fix CVE-2006-2387, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2387 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2387 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~39% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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