Intrusion PreventionMS.Excel.xf.Record.Parsing.Memory.Corruption
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against a memory-corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2003.
The vulnerability is due to a memory corruption error when handling a .xls file with specially crafted xf record.
Affected Products
Microsoft Office Excel 2003
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Upgrade your excel 2003 to the latest version.
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 26186 |
| Created | Mar 22, 2011 |
| Updated | Apr 23, 2014 |
| Risk |
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| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | MS_Office |