vulnwire
9.3crit

CVE-2006-1306

Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2004 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .xls file with a crafted BIFF record with…

Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
9.2%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
0
none known

Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2004 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .xls file with a crafted BIFF record with an attacker-controlled array index that is used for a function pointer, aka "Malformed OBJECT record Vulnerability."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

9.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/439884/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A950 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1016472 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/18886 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secway.org /advisory/AD20060711.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2006/2755 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred

Sources

vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.