SID 1:12256

Rule Category

FILE-OFFICE -- Snort detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in files belonging to the Microsoft Office suite of software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, Access, Outlook, etc.).

Alert Message

FILE-OFFICE Microsoft Office Excel malformed FBI record buffer overflow attempt

Rule Explanation

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2, 2003 Viewer, 2004 for Mac, and 2007 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted set font value in an Excel file, which results in memory corruption. Impact: CVSS base score 9.3 CVSS impact score 10.0 CVSS exploitability score 8.6 confidentialityImpact COMPLETE integrityImpact COMPLETE availabilityImpact COMPLETE Details: Ease of Attack:

What To Look For

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Known Usage

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False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Talos research team. This document was generated from data supplied by the national vulnerability database, a product of the national institute of standards and technology. For more information see [nvd].