MS Excel File Format Parsing Vulnerability
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-3232
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Excel Viewer SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2 do not properly validate record information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Excel File Format Parsing Vulnerability."
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1004470
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1004470 - MS Excel File Format Parsing Vulnerability
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Microsoft Open XML File Format Converter
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack 2007
- Microsoft Office 2008
- Microsoft Office 2004
- Microsoft Excel Viewer
- Microsoft Excel 2007
- Microsoft Excel 2003
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