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    CVE-2006-2388

    Microsoft Office Excel 2000 through 2004 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed cell comments, which lead to modification of "critical data offsets" during the rebuilding process.

    Published:Jul 13, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jul 13, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.40206
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Excel
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Excel Viewer

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016472
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439786/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18938
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-022.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27604
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A234
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016472
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439786/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18938
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-022.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27604
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A234

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High