Vulnerability: MS10-038 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remove Code Execution (2027452)

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Vulnerability name/brief description	MS10-038 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remove Code Execution (2027452)
CVE/CAN name	CVE-2010-0821 CVE-2010-0822 CVE-2010-0823 CVE-2010-0824 CVE-2010-1245 CVE-2010-1246 CVE-2010-1247 CVE-2010-1248 CVE-2010-1249 CVE-2010-1250 CVE-2010-1251 CVE-2010-1252 CVE-2010-1253 CVE-2010-1254
Vendor threat level	Important
SophosLabs threat level	Medium
Solution	MS10-038
Vendor description	Covers fourteen reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel. Most of those vulnerabilities involve remote code execution.
SophosLabs comments	Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel, which could lead to remote code execution via specially crafted Excel files, are addressed by this update. Considering the popularity of Microsoft Excel and the number of vulnerabilities addressed in combination of no currently known samples and that all vulnerabilities where disclosed privately, Sophos classifies this risk as 'Medium'.
SophosLabs testing result	N/A
Currently known exploits	At the time of writing SophosLabs have not observed any malware attempting to exploit this vulnerability. Should this situation change samples will be analyzed and we will take action as necessary.
First sample seen	N/A
Discovery date	8th June 2010
Affected software	Microsoft Excel 2002 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Excel 2003 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Packs 1 and 2 Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Open XML File Format Converter for Mac Microsoft Excel Viewer Service Packs 1 and 2 Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel and Powerpoint 2007 Service Packs 1 and 2
References	http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-038.mspx http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-0821 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-0822 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-0823 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-0824 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-1245 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-1245 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-1246 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-1247 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-1248 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-1249 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-1250 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-1251 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-1252 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-1253 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-1254
Credits	Microsoft MAPP
Revisions	8th June 2010 - Initial analysis written

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