Signature Detail
Short Name |
HTTP:STC:DL:MS-EXCEL-TXOOBJ-MC |
|---|---|
Severity |
High |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
HTTP |
Keywords |
Microsoft Excel TXO and OBJ Objects Parsing Memory Corruption |
Release Date |
2014/02/26 |
Update Number |
2349 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.1.134269+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
HTTP: Microsoft Excel TXO and OBJ Objects Parsing Memory Corruption
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Microsoft Excel. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution.
Extended Description
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel spreadsheet that contains a malformed object, which triggers memory corruption during the loading of records from this spreadsheet, aka "File Format Parsing Vulnerability."
Affected Products
- microsoft office 2004
- microsoft office 2004 (:mac)
- microsoft office 2008
- microsoft office 2008 (:mac)
- microsoft office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007 (sp1)
- microsoft office_excel 2000 (sp3)
- microsoft office_excel 2002 (sp3)
- microsoft office_excel 2003 (sp3)
- microsoft office_excel_viewer 2003 (sp3)
- microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter (:mac)
References
- CVE: CVE-2008-4265