Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-038.
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Excel document.
Impact Level: System/Application
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/ms10-038.mspx
Insight
These issues are caused by memory corruption and buffer overflow errors when parsing certain objects or records in a specially crafted Excel document.
Affected
Microsoft Office Excel 2002 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Service Pack 1/2
Microsoft Office Excel Viewer Service Pack 1/2
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-0821, CVE-2010-0822, CVE-2010-0823, CVE-2010-0824, CVE-2010-1245, CVE-2010-1246, CVE-2010-1247, CVE-2010-1248, CVE-2010-1249, CVE-2010-1250, CVE-2010-1251, CVE-2010-1252, CVE-2010-1253 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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