Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2024-49028 Published on November 12, 2024
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weakness Type
Out-of-bounds Read
The software reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can allow attackers to read sensitive information from other memory locations or cause a crash. A crash can occur when the code reads a variable amount of data and assumes that a sentinel exists to stop the read operation, such as a NUL in a string. The expected sentinel might not be located in the out-of-bounds memory, causing excessive data to be read, leading to a segmentation fault or a buffer overflow. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent read operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-49028
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024:- Version 1.0.0 and below 16.91.24111020 is affected.
- Version 19.0.0 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.1 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.1 and below 16.91.24111020 is affected.
- Version 16.0.1 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 1.0.0 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.0.0 and below 16.0.5474.1001 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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