Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet containing a malformed Binary File Format (aka BIFF) record that triggers memory corruption, aka "Excel Document Parsing Heap Overflow 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://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6137 | vdb entry signature |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157 | vdb entry |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html | third party advisory us government resource |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067 | vendor advisory |