[security-alerts] FW: [SA23676] Microsoft Excel Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability

["Kazennov, Vladimir" <Vladimir.Kazennov@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> TITLE:
> Microsoft Excel Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability
> 
> SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
> SA23676
> 
> VERIFY ADVISORY:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/23676/
> 
> CRITICAL:
> Highly critical
> 
> IMPACT:
> System access
> 
> WHERE:
> From remote
> 
> SOFTWARE:
> Microsoft Works Suite 2006
> http://secunia.com/product/8712/
> Microsoft Works Suite 2005
> http://secunia.com/product/8711/
> Microsoft Works Suite 2004
> http://secunia.com/product/3897/
> Microsoft Office XP
> http://secunia.com/product/23/
> Microsoft Office X for Mac
> http://secunia.com/product/2610/
> Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
> http://secunia.com/product/8713/
> Microsoft Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition
> http://secunia.com/product/2278/
> Microsoft Office 2003 Standard Edition
> http://secunia.com/product/2275/
> Microsoft Office 2003 Small Business Edition
> http://secunia.com/product/2277/
> Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition
> http://secunia.com/product/2276/
> Microsoft Office 2000
> http://secunia.com/product/24/
> Microsoft Excel 2000
> http://secunia.com/product/3054/
> Microsoft Excel 2002
> http://secunia.com/product/4043/
> Microsoft Excel 2003
> http://secunia.com/product/4970/
> Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003
> http://secunia.com/product/7700/
> 
> DESCRIPTION:
> Jie Ma has reported a vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, which can be
> exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
> 
> The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error when opening
> XLS files using Internet Explorer. This can be exploited to execute
> arbitrary code via a specially crafted XLS file with a certain
> unspecified opcode.
> 
> SOLUTION:
> Do not open untrusted Office documents.
> 
> PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
> Jie Ma, Fortinet Security Research Team.
> 
> ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
> http://www.fortinet.com/FortiGuardCenter/advisory/FG-2006-30.html
> 
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