CVE-2007-0031 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2007-0031?

CVE-2007-0031 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, published on 9 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2, 2004 for Mac, and v.X for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BIFF8 spreadsheet with a PALETTE record that contains a large number of entries.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0031?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Excel Viewer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Works.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0031?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0031 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2007-0031 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0031 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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• CVE-2016-7262 Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-3129 Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2008-0081 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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