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CVE-2006-2387

Microsoft Office Excel File Format DATETIME Record Parsing Vulnerability

Severity Score

5.1
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad no especificada en Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 para Mac, v.X para Mac, Excel Viewer 2003, y Microsoft Works Suite 2004 hasta la 2006 permite a atacantes con la complicidad del usuario ejecutar código de su elección mediante un registro DATETIME artesanal en un fichero XLS, una vulnerabilidad diferente que CVE-2006-3867 y CVE-2006-3875.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Office. Exploitation requires that the attacker coerce the target user into opening a malicious .XLS file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of the BIFF file format used by Microsoft Excel. During the processing of malformed DATETIME records, user-supplied data may be insecurely referenced thereby leading to the eventual execution of arbitrary code.

*Credits: Manuel Santamarina Suarez
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2006-05-15 CVE Reserved
  • 2006-10-10 CVE Published
  • 2024-03-04 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Microsoft
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Office
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2000
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Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2000
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ja
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2000
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ko
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2000
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zh
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2000
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sp1
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2000
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sp2
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2000
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sp3
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2001
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Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2001
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macintosh
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2001
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macos
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2001
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sr1, mac_os
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Microsoft
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Office
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2003
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Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2003
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sp1
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Microsoft
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Office
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2003
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sp2
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2003
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sp3
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2004
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mac
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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v.x
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Affected