Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 for Mac, Office 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a crafted OBJ (0x5D) record, aka "Excel Object Stack Overflow Vulnerability."
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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MS11-038 Microsoft Office Excel Malformed OBJ Record Handling Overflow
exploit/windows/fileformat/ms10_038_excel_obj_bof
Exploit-DB 3
- Microsoft Excel - Malformed OBJ Record Handling Overflow (MS11-038) (Metasploit) EDB-18143 · local · Nov 22, 2011 · verified
- Microsoft Excel - OBJ Record Stack Overflow EDB-15094 · local · Sep 24, 2010 · verified
- Microsoft Excel - 0x5D record Stack Overflow (MS10-038) EDB-14361 · local · Jul 14, 2010 · verified
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References
- 20100608 VUPEN Security Research - Microsoft Office Excel OBJ Stack Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2010-0822) mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7265 vdb-entry signature
- MS10-038 vendor-advisory
- 40520 vdb-entry
- 65236 vdb-entry
- TA10-159B third-party-advisory