CVE - CVE-2006-3431

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-3431	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Buffer overflow in certain Asian language versions of Microsoft Excel might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted STYLE record in a spreadsheet that triggers the overflow when the user attempts to repair the document or selects the "Style" option, as demonstrated by nanika.xls. NOTE: Microsoft has confirmed to CVE via e-mail that this is different than the other Excel vulnerabilities announced before 20060707, including CVE-2006-3059 and CVE-2006-3086.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
BID:18872 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18872 BUGTRAQ:20060703 Excel 2000/XP/2003 Style 0day POC URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438963/100/0/threaded BUGTRAQ:20060707 Major updates to Excel 0-day Vulnerability FAQ at SecuriTeam Blogs URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439427/100/0/threaded BUGTRAQ:20060711 New CVE number states Excel Style handling as a separate issue URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=115274676314243&w=2 HP:HPSBST02161 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded HP:SSRT061264 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded MS:MS06-059 URL:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-059 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:431 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A431 SECTRACK:1016430 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016430 SECUNIA:20268 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20268 VUPEN:ADV-2006-2689 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2689~~ (Obsolete source)
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20060707	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20060707)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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