CVE-2006-1304

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
43.6%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: July 13, 2006 (7244 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .xls file with a crafted COLINFO record, which triggers the overflow during a "data filling operation."

CWE

CWE-94

Affected Products

microsoft excelmicrosoft excel viewer

References

🔗 securitytracker.com 🔗 www.nsfocus.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.vupen.com