Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 7, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-3431
CVE-2006-3431
Description
Buffer overflow in certain Asian language versions of Microsoft Excel might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted STYLE record in a spreadsheet that triggers the overflow when the user attempts to repair the document or selects the "Style" option, as demonstrated by nanika.xls. NOTE: Microsoft has confirmed to CVE via e-mail that this is different than the other Excel vulnerabilities announced before 20060707, including CVE-2006-3059 and CVE-2006-3086.
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References
10- www.securityfocus.com/bid/18872nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/20268nvdVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438963/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439427/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threadednvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2689nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-059nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A431nvd
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