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CVE-2006-2388

Microsoft Office Excel 2000 through 2004 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed cell com

Microsoft Office Excel 2000 through 2004 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed cell comments, which lead to modification of "critical data offsets" during the rebuilding process.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.40206
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules5 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
microsoft excelall versions
microsoft excel viewerall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighPython Function Execution Security Warning Disabled In Excel
producthighPotential Excel.EXE DCOM Lateral Movement Via ActivateMicrosoftApp
producthighPotential Persistence Via Excel Add-in - Registry
producthighPython Function Execution Security Warning Disabled In Excel - Registry
productmediumMicrosoft Excel Add-In Loaded From Uncommon Location
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secure@microsoft.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD13 Jul 2006 · 09:05 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016472
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439786/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18938Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-022.htmlVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037
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