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MS06-059: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (924164)
high Nessus Plugin ID 22532
Synopsis
Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Microsoft Excel.Description
The remote host is running a version of Microsoft Excel that may allow arbitrary code to be run.To succeed, the attacker would have to send a rogue file to a user of the remote computer and have it open it with Microsoft Excel.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Excel 2000, XP and 2003.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2006/ms06-059
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 22532
File Name: smb_nt_ms06-059.nasl
Version: 1.36
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 10/10/2006
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:microsoft:xml_core_services
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-2387, CVE-2006-3431, CVE-2006-3867, CVE-2006-3875