Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-2388

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.

Vulnerability category: Execute code

Published 2006-07-13 21:05:00

Updated 2018-10-18 16:39:41

Source Microsoft Corporation

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2388

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 92.98%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 99 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-2388

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
9.3	HIGH	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	8.6	10.0	[email protected]
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

CWE ids for CVE-2006-2388

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)

References for CVE-2006-2388

Products affected by CVE-2006-2388

Microsoft » Excel » Version: 2000
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Microsoft » Excel » Version: X Mac Os X Edition
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Microsoft » Excel » Version: 2000 Update SR1
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Microsoft » Excel » Version: 2002
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Microsoft » Excel » Version: 2002 Update SP1
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Microsoft » Excel » Version: 2000 Update SP2
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Microsoft » Excel » Version: 2002 Update SP2
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Microsoft » Excel » Version: 2003
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Microsoft » Excel » Version: 2002 Update SP3
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Microsoft » Excel » Version: 2003 Update SP1
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Microsoft » Excel » Version: 2000 Update SP3
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Microsoft » Excel » Version: 2004 Mac Os X Edition
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Microsoft » Excel Viewer » Version: 2003
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