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Microsoft Excel XLS File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2020-09-1000:00:00
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www.zerodayinitiative.com
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microsoft excel
xls file
parsing
use-after-free
remote code execution
vulnerability
user interaction
malicious page
crafted data
pointer
low integrity

EPSS

0.022

Percentile

89.5%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Microsoft 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 parsing of XLS files. Crafted data in an XLS file can cause a pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process at low integrity.