Intrusion PreventionMS.Excel.Unspecified.Remote.Code.Execution
Description
It indicates a possible exploit of an unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel.
This flaw is due to a memory corruption error when processing a malformed ".xls" document, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Affected Products
Microsoft Excel 2003
Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003
Microsoft Excel 2002
Microsoft Excel 2000
Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac
Microsoft Excel v. X for Mac
Impact
The execution of arbitrary code on the system.
Recommended Actions
Apply the appropriate patch:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS06-037.mspx
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-11 | 16.978 |
| ID | 13724 |
| Created | Dec 28, 2006 |
| Updated | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2006-3059 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 94.98% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows, MacOS |
| Affected App | MS_Office |