CVE-2006-2388

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.8% 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

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.

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://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

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