CVE-2007-0031 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 41.9% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2, 2004 for Mac, and v.X for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BIFF8 spreadsheet with a PALETTE record that contains a large number of entries.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 41.93% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-01-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | excel |
| microsoft | excel viewer |
| microsoft | office |
| microsoft | works |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Excel - Malformed Palette Record Denial of Service (PoC) (MS07-002) | 2007-01-25 |
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=461
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017487
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/625532
- http://www.osvdb.org/31258
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457274/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21922
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-009A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0103
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-002
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A753
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=461
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017487
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/625532
- http://www.osvdb.org/31258
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457274/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21922
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-009A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0103
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-002
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A753
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