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9.3
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2006-1304
Microsoft Excel Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .xls file with a crafted COLINFO record, which triggers the overflow during a "data filling operation."

INFO

Published Date :

July 13, 2006, 9:05 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-1304 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft excel_viewer
2 Microsoft excel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability in Microsoft Excel can be remediated by applying the appropriate patches.
  • Apply the appropriate patch to address the vulnerability.
  • For the Mac OS X version, apply the relevant patch.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-1304.

URL Resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016472
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0606.htm Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439909/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18888 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A545
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016472
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0606.htm Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439909/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18888 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A545
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-1304 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-1304 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-1304 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-1304 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1016472
    Added Reference http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0606.htm
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439909/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18888
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A545
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/439909/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439909/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-037.mspx [Patch]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:545 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A545 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

43.61 }} -8.76%

score

0.97247

percentile