CVE-2019-1297

Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Se presenta una vulnerabilidad de ejecución de código remota en el software Microsoft Excel cuando el software no puede manejar apropiadamente los objetos en la memoria, también se conoce como "Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Microsoft Excel. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of Label records within XLS files. Crafted data in an XLS file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory.

*Credits: L4Nce

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-11-26 CVE Reserved
2019-09-10 CVE Published
2022-03-03 Exploited in Wild
2022-03-17 KEV Due Date
2023-07-01 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1297	2020-08-24

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Excel Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Excel"				2010 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Excel" and version "2010"		sp2		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Excel Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Excel"				2013 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Excel" and version "2013"		sp1		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Excel Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Excel"				2013 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Excel" and version "2013"		sp1, rt		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Excel Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Excel"				2016 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Excel" and version "2016"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Office Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Office"				2016 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Office" and version "2016"		mac_os		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Office Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Office"				2019 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Office" and version "2019"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Office Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Office"				2019 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Office" and version "2019"		macos		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Office 365 Proplus Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Office 365 Proplus"				-		-		Affected