Microsoft Office Excel MDXSET Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-0261
Advisory Date: FEB 15, 2011
DESCRIPTION
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 SP1 and SP2 and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet in which "a MDXSET record is broken up into several records," aka "Microsoft Office Excel MDXSET Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities. Please refer to the filter number and filter name when applying appropriate DPI and/or IDF rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1004033
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1004033 - Microsoft Office Excel MDXSET Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- microsoft excel 2003
- microsoft excel 2007
- microsoft office 2004
- microsoft office 2008
- microsoft office_compatibility_pack 2007
- microsoft office_excel_viewer
- microsoft office_sharepoint_server 2007
- microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter
- microsoft excel 2002