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zdiSteven Seeley (mr_me) of Offensive SecurityZDI-17-727
HistorySep 15, 2017 - 12:00 a.m.

Microsoft Office Excel xlsb File Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2017-09-1500:00:00
Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Offensive Security
www.zerodayinitiative.com
59

EPSS

0.337

Percentile

97.1%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Office Excel. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of Excel Binary files. Crafted data within an xlsb file can trigger an overflow of a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the current process.