HIGH
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .xls file with certain crafted fields in a SELECTION record, which triggers memory corruption, aka "Malformed SELECTION record Vulnerability."
Published Jul 13, 2006
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 13.57%
Description
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .xls file with certain crafted fields in a SELECTION record, which triggers memory corruption, aka "Malformed SELECTION record Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2003
- 2003
- 2004
- x
- 2003
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
13.57% 0.13573
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.13573
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 13.57% (0.13573) | 96.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.68% (0.13681) | 95.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 40.13% (0.40131) | 97.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 43.84% (0.43840) | 96.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 40.13% (0.40131) | 97.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 64.98% (0.64980) | 98.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 64.98% (0.64980) | 97.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 86.58% (0.86582) | 98.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 23, 2024 | 88.27% (0.88270) | 98.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 6, 2023 | 88.83% (0.88830) | 98.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 17, 2023 | 90.70% (0.90698) | 98.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | 90.31% (0.90314) | 98.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 91.67% (0.91667) | 98.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2023 | 91.04% (0.91036) | 98.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 90.62% (0.90618) | 98.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 93.62% (0.93623) | 98.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 23.11% (0.23108) | 96.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 23.11% (0.23108) | 96.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 23.11% (0.23108) | 94.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1238 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016472 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0605.htm x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439914/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18885 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A379 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1238 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016472 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0605.htm | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439914/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18885 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A379 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Jul 13, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 20, 2006
Link CVE-2006-1302
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a