Microsoft Excel COLINFO Record Buffer Overflow (MS06-059; CVE-2006-3875)

Microsoft Excel is a popular spreadsheet application that is usually released as part of the Microsoft Office suite. The application can create complex spreadsheets with multiple workbooks, formulas, and various data sources. The proprietary file format used for storing Microsoft Excel documents ...

Microsoft Excel fails to properly process malformed COLINFO records

Overview Microsoft Excel contains a vulnerability in the handling of malformed COLINFO records, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft Excel contains a vulnerability that could be exploited when Excel opens a...