CVE-2006-3431

Buffer overflow in certain Asian language versions of Microsoft Excel might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted STYLE record…

published July 7, 2006

CVSS
—
EPSS
28%
Percentile
98.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Buffer overflow in certain Asian language versions of Microsoft Excel might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted STYLE record in a spreadsheet that triggers the overflow when the user attempts to repair the document or selects the "Style" option, as demonstrated by nanika.xls. NOTE: Microsoft has confirmed to CVE via e-mail that this is different than the other Excel vulnerabilities announced before 20060707, including CVE-2006-3059 and CVE-2006-3086.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.28320 · 98.1th percentile
Published
2006-07-07T18:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 JUL 18:00Z
    Buffer overflow in certain Asian language versions of Microsoft Excel might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted STYLE record…
    cvelistv5