CVE-2006-1308

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-07-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2004 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .xls file with a crafted FNGROUPCOUNT value.

Affected products

Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1: 2000, 2000-sp2, 2000-sp3, 2000-sr1, 2002, 2002-sp1 (+6)
Microsoft Excel Viewer: 2003

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047837.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016472
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18890
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27464
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A243
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047837.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016472
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18890
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037

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