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zdiSteven Seeley (mr_me) of Source InciteZDI-18-292
HistoryApr 11, 2018 - 12:00 a.m.

Microsoft Office Excel Slicer Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2018-04-1100:00:00
Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Source Incite
www.zerodayinitiative.com
10

0.131 Low

EPSS

Percentile

95.6%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Office Excel. 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 within the processing of slicers and timelines in Excel workbooks. A crafted filter in an Excel workbook can cause a pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process at medium integrity.