Intrusion PreventionMS.Excel.Index.Value.Memory.Corruption
Description
This indicates an attempt to exploit a function pointer override vulnerability in Microsoft Excel products, which is due to insufficient validation of an index value in the NAME record.
Affected Products
Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3
2007 Microsoft Office System and its Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 and its Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office Excel Viewer
Microsoft Office for Mac
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
Open XML File Format Converter for Mac
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Apply the patch, available from the vendor's web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms08-074.mspx
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 16751 |
| Created | Dec 12, 2008 |
| Updated | Apr 23, 2014 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2008-4266 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 40.66% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | MS_Office |