Microsoft Word improper file parsing buffer overflow
| word-file-parsing-bo (17635) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Word is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. Word documents are not properly parsed. A remote attacker could create a document containing malicious code and send it to the victim as an email. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system with rights of the victim, once the victim opens the document.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Windows 2000
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server
- Microsoft, Windows 95
- Microsoft, Windows 98
- Microsoft, Windows 98SE
- Microsoft, Windows Me
- Microsoft, Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft, Windows XP
- Microsoft, Word 2000
- Microsoft, Word 2002
- Microsoft, Word 2003
- Microsoft, Word Viewer 2003
- Microsoft, Works 2001
- Microsoft, Works 2002
- Microsoft, Works 2003
- Microsoft, Works 2004
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.
— OR —
Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-176, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word (890169) at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-176.shtml.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Wed Oct 06 2004 - 18:53:00 CDT, MS Word multiple exceptions, at least one exploitable at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-10/0153.html.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-023, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word May Lead to Remote Code Execution (890169) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-023.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-035, Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (903672) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-035.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-012, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (905413) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-012.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-027, Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917336) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-027.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-060, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (924554) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-060.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-024, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (934232) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-024.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-060, Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (942695) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-060.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-009, Vulnerability in VBScript and JScript Scripting Engines Could Allow Remote Code Execution (944338) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-009.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-013, Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (947108) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-013.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-014, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-014.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-016, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949030) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-016.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-026, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (951207) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-026.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-042, Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955048) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-042.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-043, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954066) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-043.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-051, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949785) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-051.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-052, Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954593) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-052.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-055, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955047) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-055.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-057, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (956416) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-057.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-004, Vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (959420) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-004.mspx.
- BID-11350: Microsoft Word Multiple Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
- BID-13122: Microsoft Word Malformed Document Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0963: Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word 2002 (10.6612.6714) SP3, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application exception) and possibly execute arbitrary code in winword.exe via certain unexpected values in a .doc file, including (1) an offset that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, (2) a certain value that causes a large memory copy as triggered by an integer conversion error, and other values.
- US-CERT VU#442567: Microsoft Word contains a buffer overflow vulnerability
Reported:
Oct 06, 2004
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