Buffer overflow in Microsoft products - CVE-2006-1304

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of input data when processing a malformed COLINFO record within Excel file. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted Excel file and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2006-1304

Sources

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms06-037.aspx