CVE-2007-1214: microsoft excel

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-1214 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in microsoft excel. EPSS estimates a 28.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 08-05-2007
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2, 2003 Viewer, and 2004 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted AutoFilter filter record in an Excel BIFF8 format XLS file, which triggers memory corruption.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.