Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2011 for Mac; Excel Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 do not properly handle memory during the opening of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel File Format Memory Corruption 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 |
|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027041 | vdb entry |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15152 | vdb entry signature |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-030 | vendor advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49112 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html | third party advisory us government resource |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53342 | vdb entry |