ID CVE-2012-0184
Summary Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2008 and 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 SXLI Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 9.3 (as of 12-10-2018 - 22:02)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-264
CAPEC
  • Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls
    An attacker manipulates inputs to the target software which the target software passes to file system calls in the OS. The goal is to gain access to, and perhaps modify, areas of the file system that the target software did not intend to be accessible.
  • Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files
    An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files. When the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high.
  • Using Malicious Files
    An attack of this type exploits a system's configuration that allows an attacker to either directly access an executable file, for example through shell access; or in a possible worst case allows an attacker to upload a file and then execute it. Web servers, ftp servers, and message oriented middleware systems which have many integration points are particularly vulnerable, because both the programmers and the administrators must be in synch regarding the interfaces and the correct privileges for each interface.
  • Target Programs with Elevated Privileges
    This attack targets programs running with elevated privileges. The attacker would try to leverage a bug in the running program and get arbitrary code to execute with elevated privileges. For instance an attacker would look for programs that write to the system directories or registry keys (such as HKLM, which stores a number of critical Windows environment variables). These programs are typically running with elevated privileges and have usually not been designed with security in mind. Such programs are excellent exploit targets because they yield lots of power when they break. The malicious user try to execute its code at the same level as a privileged system call.
  • Restful Privilege Elevation
    Rest uses standard HTTP (Get, Put, Delete) style permissions methods, but these are not necessarily correlated generally with back end programs. Strict interpretation of HTTP get methods means that these HTTP Get services should not be used to delete information on the server, but there is no access control mechanism to back up this logic. This means that unless the services are properly ACL'd and the application's service implementation are following these guidelines then an HTTP request can easily execute a delete or update on the server side. The attacker identifies a HTTP Get URL such as http://victimsite/updateOrder, which calls out to a program to update orders on a database or other resource. The URL is not idempotent so the request can be submitted multiple times by the attacker, additionally, the attacker may be able to exploit the URL published as a Get method that actually performs updates (instead of merely retrieving data). This may result in malicious or inadvertent altering of data on the server.
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK MEDIUM NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
msbulletin via4
bulletin_id MS12-030
bulletin_url
date 2012-05-08T00:00:00
impact Remote Code Execution
knowledgebase_id 2663830
knowledgebase_url
severity Important
title Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution
oval via4
accepted 2014-06-30T04:05:09.960-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Josh Turpin
    organization Symantec Corporation
  • name Maria Kedovskaya
    organization ALTX-SOFT
  • name Maria Mikhno
    organization ALTX-SOFT
  • name Maria Mikhno
    organization ALTX-SOFT
definition_extensions
  • comment Microsoft Excel 2003 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:764
  • comment Microsoft Excel 2007 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1745
  • comment Microsoft Excel 2010 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12658
  • comment Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15607
  • comment Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15704
  • comment Microsoft Office 2010 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12061
  • comment Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6006
  • comment Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1853
description Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2008 and 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 SXLI Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
family windows
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14789
status accepted
submitted 2012-05-08T13:00:00
title Excel SXLI Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability
version 28
refmap via4
bid 53375
cert TA12-129A
idefense 20120508 Microsoft Excel SXLI Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability
sectrack 1027041
secunia 49112
xf ms-excel-sxli-code-execution(75117)
Last major update 12-10-2018 - 22:02
Published 09-05-2012 - 00:55
Last modified 12-10-2018 - 22:02
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