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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900061
Category:Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Title:Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (959070)
Summary:This host is missing a critical security update according to; Microsoft Bulletin MS08-074.
Description:Summary:
This host is missing a critical security update according to
Microsoft Bulletin MS08-074.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaws are due to

- an error while validating an index value in a NAME record.

- an error in the processing of Excel records.

- an error in the processing of Excel formula.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation could execute arbitrary code on the remote system
and corrupt memory via a specially crafted Excel Spreadsheet (XLS) file.

Affected Software/OS:
Microsoft Windows 2K/XP/2003.

Solution:
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4264
BugTraq ID: 32621
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32621
Cert/CC Advisory: TA08-344A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS08-074
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-074
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5556
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021368
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3386
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4265
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=763
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5614
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4266
Bugtraq: 20081209 Secunia Research: Microsoft Excel NAME Record Array Indexing Vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499055/100/0/threaded
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-36/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5808
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