National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-3014

Overview

Microsoft Excel allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary javascript and redirect users to arbitrary sites via an Excel spreadsheet with an embedded Shockwave Flash Player ActiveX Object, which is automatically executed when the user opens the spreadsheet.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA06-318A

Name: TA06-318A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html

External Source: BID

Name: 19980

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19980

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 21865

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/21865

External Source: XF

Name: excel-shockwave-code-execution(27312)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/27312

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2006-4507

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4507

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2006-3577

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3577

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2006-3573

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3573

External Source: BID

Name: 18583

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18583

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5TP0M0KIUA.html

Hyperlink:http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5TP0M0KIUA.html

External Source: MS

Name: MS06-069

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-069.mspx

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-11.html

Hyperlink:http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-11.html

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1016344

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016344

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 22882

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22882

External Source: MISC

Name: http://hackingspirits.com/vuln-rnd/vuln-rnd.html

Hyperlink:http://hackingspirits.com/vuln-rnd/vuln-rnd.html

External Source: FULLDISC

Name: 20060620 Microsoft Excel File Embedded Shockwave Flash Object Exploit

Hyperlink:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-06/0414.html

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:538

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:538

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:538

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:538

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:538