9.3 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.911 High
EPSS
Percentile
98.8%
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Office. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page, or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists when parsing Microsoft Excel documents containing a malformed REPT formula embedded inside a cell. During evaluation of this cell Excel miscalculates the size of a static buffer and copies the result of the formula into it resulting in an exploitable condition. This can result in a remote compromise of the system under the credentials of the currently logged in user.