Microsoft Office XP URL buffer overflow
| ms-url-bo (19107) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Office XP and other products could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code, caused by a buffer overflow in the process that passes URL file locations to the Office XP software. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system, with privileges of the victim. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious Web page and hosting it on a Web site or by sending it to a victim as an HTML email.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-005. See References.
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin P-130: Microsoft Vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-005: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP could lead to Buffer Overrun (873352).
- BID-12480: Microsoft Office XP HTML Link Processing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0848: Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link with a URL file location containing long inputs after (1) %00 (null byte) in .doc filenames or (2) %0a (carriage return) in .rtf filenames.
- US-CERT VU#416001: Microsoft Office XP contains buffer overflow vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Office XP SP2
- Microsoft Office XP SP3
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
- Microsoft Project 2002
- Microsoft Visio 2002
- Microsoft Word 2002
- Microsoft Works 2002
- Microsoft Works 2003
- Microsoft Works 2004
Reported:
Feb 08, 2005
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