Microsoft Office Smart Tag code execution
| word-smarttag-code-execution (29216) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Office could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper parsing of a malformed Smart Tag in an Office file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a victim to open a malicious Office file, either by hosting the file on a Web site or sending it to a victim as an email attachment.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Access 2000
- Microsoft, Access 2002
- Microsoft, Access 2003
- Microsoft, Excel 2000
- Microsoft, Excel 2002
- Microsoft, Excel 2003
- Microsoft, Excel Viewer 2003
- Microsoft, FrontPage 2000
- Microsoft, FrontPage 2002
- Microsoft, FrontPage 2003
- Microsoft, Office 2000 SP3
- Microsoft, Office 2003 SP2
- Microsoft, Office 2003 SP1
- Microsoft, Office 2004
- Microsoft, Office X Mac OS
- Microsoft, Office XP SP3
- Microsoft, Office InfoPath 2003
- Microsoft, OneNote 2003
- Microsoft, Outlook 2000
- Microsoft, Outlook 2002
- Microsoft, Outlook 2003
- Microsoft, PowerPoint 2000
- Microsoft, PowerPoint 2002
- Microsoft, PowerPoint 2003
- Microsoft, Project 2000 SR1
- Microsoft, Project 2002 SP1
- Microsoft, Project 2003
- Microsoft, Publisher 2000
- Microsoft, Publisher 2002
- Microsoft, Publisher 2003
- Microsoft, Visio 2002
- Microsoft, Visio 2002 SP2
- Microsoft, Visio 2003
- Microsoft, Word 2000
- Microsoft, Word 2002
- Microsoft, Word 2003
- Microsoft, Word Viewer 2003
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 The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.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:
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-062, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (922581) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-062.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-015, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (932554) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms07-015.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 MS08-055, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955047) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-055.mspx.
- ASA-2006-217: Windows Security Updates for October 2006 - (MS06-056 - MS06-065)
- BID-20320: Microsoft Office Smart Tag Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3868: Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP and 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed Smart Tag.
- OSVDB ID: 29430: Microsoft Office Malformed Smart Tag Arbitrary Code Execution
- SA22339: Microsoft Office Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017034: Microsoft Office String, Chart Record, and SmartTag Validation Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#807780: Microsoft Office fails to properly parse malformed Smart Tags
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3981: Microsoft Office Multiple File Handling Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS06-062)
Reported:
Oct 10, 2006
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