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FKIE_CVE-2007-0031

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-01-09 23:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:34
Severity
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2, 2004 for Mac, and v.X for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BIFF8 spreadsheet with a PALETTE record that contains a large number of entries.
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=461Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1017487
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/625532US Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.osvdb.org/31258
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457274/100/0/threaded
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21922
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-009A.htmlUS Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0103
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-002
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A753
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=461Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1017487
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/625532US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/31258
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457274/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21922
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-009A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0103
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-002
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A753
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft excel 2000
microsoft office 2000
microsoft excel 2002
microsoft office xp
microsoft excel 2003
microsoft office 2003
microsoft excel_viewer 2003
microsoft works 2004
microsoft works 2005
microsoft office 2004
microsoft office v.x
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:34:44.687",
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