Microsoft Word .mcw file buffer overflow
| word-mcw-bo (20683) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Word is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could send a malformed Macintosh file (.mcw), which once viewed in Microsoft Word, could overflow a buffer and possibly execute arbitrary code on the system..
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Word
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu May 19 2005 - 18:33:34 CDT, UNICODE BUFFER OVERFLOW IN MS-WORD at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-05/0237.html.
- BID-13687: Microsoft Word MCW File Handler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-1683: Buffer overflow in winword.exe 10.2627.6714 and earlier in Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, before SP3 for Word 2002, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted mcw file.
Reported:
May 19, 2005
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