(MS10-038) Excel Record Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability

  Severity: CRITICAL
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-0821
  Advisory Date: FEB 04, 2011

  DESCRIPTION

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 for mac; Office 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Excel Viewer 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 an Excel file with a crafted SxView record, related to improper validation of unspecified structures, aka "Excel Record Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0824 and CVE-2010-1245. 

  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.

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • Microsoft Excel 2002
  • Microsoft Excel 2003
  • Microsoft Excel 2007
  • Microsoft Office 2004
  • Microsoft Office 2008
  • Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack 2007
  • Microsoft Office_excel_viewer
  • Microsoft Open_xml_file _format_converter

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