## https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=SAINT:A9BCE5602928135668DD643E65FEB04C
Added: 07/22/2010
CVE: [CVE-2010-0822](<https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2010-0822>)
BID: [40520](<http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40520>)
OSVDB: [65236](<http://www.osvdb.org/65236>)
### Background
Microsoft Excel, part of the [Microsoft Office](<http://office.microsoft.com>) product suite, is a spreadsheet application for Windows and Macintosh platforms.
### Problem
Microsoft Excel is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when processing malformed OBJ (recType 0x5D) records. This vulnerability could be exploited to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Excel document.
### Resolution
Apply the patch referenced in [Microsoft Security Bulletin 10-038](<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-038.mspx>).
### References
<http://secunia.com/advisories/37500/>
### Limitations
Exploit works on Microsoft Office Excel 2007 SP2 and requires a user to open the exploit file in Microsoft Office Excel.
Macros must be enabled in Excel.
There may be a delay before the exploit succeeds.
This exploit requires the Compress::Zlib PERL module.
### Platforms
Windows