Summary
This host is missing critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS08-057.
Impact
Remote attackers could corrupt memory via a specially crafted Excel (.xls) files.
Impact Level: System
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-057.mspx
Insight
The flaws are due to
- insufficient validation of data in a VBA Performance Cache.
- an error in the loading of Excel objects, which in corrupt memory via a specially crafted file.
- an integer overflow in the REPT function when handling formulas inside cells.
Affected
Microsoft Execel 2002/XP/2003/2007 on Windows (All).
Microsoft Execel Viewer 2003/2007 on Windows (All).
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-3471, CVE-2008-3477, CVE-2008-4019 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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