Intrusion PreventionMS.Office.XLS.File.Out.Of.Bound.Memory.Access
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a Memory Corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office.
The vulnerability is due to improper handling of certain objects when the vulnerable software attempts to access a specially crafted MS Office file. An attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code within the context of the logged in user via a crafted office file.
Affected Products
Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3(3115107)
Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)(3115130)
Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)(3115130)
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3(3115111)
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor.
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-070
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 42610 |
| Created | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Updated | May 02, 2022 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2016-3233 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 20.94% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | MS_Office |