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MS07-002: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (927198)
high Nessus Plugin ID 23998
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 is subject to various flaws that could allow arbitrary code to be run.An attacker may use this to execute arbitrary code on this host.
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/2007/ms07-002
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 23998
File Name: smb_nt_ms07-002.nasl
Version: 1.42
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 1/9/2007
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.2
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:/a:microsoft:office, cpe:/a:microsoft:excel_viewer, cpe:/a:microsoft:excel, cpe:/a:microsoft:works
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/9/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-0027, CVE-2007-0028, CVE-2007-0029, CVE-2007-0030, CVE-2007-0031