Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-3431 (CCN-27653)

Assigned:2006-07-03
Published:2006-07-03
Updated:2018-10-18
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jul 03 2006 - 02:23:33 CDT
Excel 2000/XP/2003 Style 0day POC

Source: CCN
Type: Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Jul 10 2006 - 18:56:22 CDT
New CVE number states Excel Style handling as a separate issue

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-3431

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20060711 New CVE number states Excel Style handling as a separate issue

Source: CCN
Type: SA20268
Microsoft Excel Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
20268

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1016430
Microsoft Excel STYLE Record Bug May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1016430

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2006-217
Windows Security Updates for October 2006 - (MS06-056 - MS06-065)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-096
Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2640241)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-028
Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow for Remote Code Execution (2639185)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-029
Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2680352)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-034
Combined Security Update for Microsoft Office, Windows, .NET Framework, and Silverlight (2681578)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-057
Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow for Remote Code Execution (2731879)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-064
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2742319)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-065
Vulnerability in Microsoft Works Could Allow Remote Code Execution (KB2754670)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-070
Vulnerability in SQL Server Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2754849)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-079
Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2780642)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-022
Vulnerability in Silverlight Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2814124)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-043
Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2830399)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-054
Vulnerability in Windows Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2848295)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-072
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2845537)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-085
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2885080)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-086
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2885084)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-001
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2916605)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-017
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2949660)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-034
Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2969261)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-038
Vulnerability in Windows Journal Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2975689)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-044
Vulnerabilities in SQL Server Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2984340)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-061
Vulnerability in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3000434)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-069
Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3009710)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-081
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3017301)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-083
Vulnerabilities in MicrosoftExcel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3017347)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-081
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3080790)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-099
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3089664)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-110
Security Updates for Microsoft Office (3096440)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-116
Security Updates for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3104540)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-131
Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3116111)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-004
Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution - Critical (3124585)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-015
Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3134226)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-029
Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3141806)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-042
Security Update for Microsoft Office (3148775)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-054
Security Update for Microsoft Office (3155544)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-070
Security Update for Office (3163610)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-088
Security Updates for Office (3170008)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-099
Security Update for Office (3177451)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-107
Security Update for Microsoft Office (3185852)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-121
Security Update for Microsoft Office (3194063)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-133
Security Update for Microsoft Office (3199168)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-148
Security Update for Microsoft Office (3204068)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-002
Security Update for Microsoft Office (3214291)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-013
Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (4013075)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-014
Security Update for Microsoft Office (4013241)

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#143292
Microsoft Excel fails to properly process malformed STYLE records

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-059
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (924164)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-002
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (927198)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-023
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (934233)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-036
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (936542)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-044
Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (940965)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-014
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-026
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (951207)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-042
Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955048)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-043
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954066)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-051
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949785)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-052
Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954593)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-057
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (956416)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-004
Vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (959420)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-017
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (967340)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-021
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969462)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-062
Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957488)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-067
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972652)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-003
Vulnerability in Microsoft Office (MSO) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978214)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-004
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975416)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-017
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980150)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-028
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980094)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-036
Vulnerabilities in COM validation in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (983235

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-038
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2027452)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-056
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2269638)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-057
Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2269707)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-079
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2293194)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-087
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2423930)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-105
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Graphics Filters Could Allow for Remote Code Execution (968095)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-008
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2451879)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-021
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489279)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-023
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489293)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-029
Vulnerability in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489979)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-045
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2537146)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-049
Vulnerability in the Microsoft XML Editor Could Allow Information Disclosure (2543893)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-060
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2560978)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-072
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2587505)

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20060703 Excel 2000/XP/2003 Style 0day POC

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20060707 Major updates to Excel 0-day Vulnerability FAQ at SecuriTeam Blogs

Source: HP
Type: UNKNOWN
SSRT061264

Source: BID
Type: Exploit
18872

Source: CCN
Type: BID-18872
Microsoft Excel Style Handling and Repair Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2006-2689

Source: MS
Type: UNKNOWN
MS06-059

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
excel-style-repair-bo(27653)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:431

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:excel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:excel:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:excel:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:works:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:works:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:excel:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:works:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:works:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:431
    V
    		Excel Malformed STYLE Record Vulnerability
    2012-05-28
    BACK
    microsoft excel *
    microsoft excel 2000
    microsoft excel 2002
    microsoft works 2003
    microsoft works 2004
    microsoft office xp sp3
    microsoft excel 2003
    microsoft office 2000 sp3
    microsoft office 2003 sp1
    microsoft office 2003 sp2
    microsoft works 2005
    microsoft works 2006
    microsoft office 2004
    microsoft excel viewer 2003