Microsoft Windows and Office Rich Edit components code execution
| ms-richedit-code-execution (30592) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows and Office could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a vulnerability in the Rich Edit components. By embedding a malformed OLE object within a Rich Text file (RTF) and persuading a victim to open the file, a remote attacker could corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by hosting the malicious file on a Web site or sending the file 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, Global Input Method Editor for Office 2000 ja
- Microsoft, Learning Essentials 1.0
- Microsoft, Learning Essentials 1.1
- Microsoft, Learning Essentials 1.5
- Microsoft, Office 2000 SP3
- Microsoft, Office 2003 SP2
- Microsoft, Office XP SP3
- Microsoft, Office InfoPath 2003
- Microsoft, Office Multilingual User Interface Pack 2000
- 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 SP2
- Microsoft, Project 2003
- Microsoft, Publisher 2000
- Microsoft, Publisher 2002
- Microsoft, Publisher 2003
- Microsoft, Visio 2002 SP2
- Microsoft, Visio 2002
- Microsoft, Visio 2003
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft, Windows 2003
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft, Windows XP Professional x64
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft, Word 2000
- Microsoft, Word 2002
- Microsoft, Word 2003
- Microsoft, Word Viewer 2003
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-013. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-013, Vulnerability in Microsoft Rich Edit Could Allow Remote Code Execution (918118) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-013.mspx.
- ASA-2007-087: MS07-013 Vulnerability in Microsoft RichEdit Could Allow Remote Code Execution (918118)
- BID-21876: Microsoft Office And Microsoft Windows RichEdit Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1311: The RichEdit component in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and 2003 SP1; Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, 2003 SP2, and Office 2004 for Mac; and Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office 1.0, 1.1, and 1.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed OLE object in an RTF file, which triggers memory corruption.
- OSVDB ID: 31886: Microsoft RichEdit OLE Dialog RTF Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution
- SA24152: Microsoft RichEdit OLE Dialog Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1017640: Microsoft Office OLE Memory Corruption Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SECTRACK ID: 1017641: Microsoft Windows RichEdit OLE Memory Corruption Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#368132: Microsoft RichEdit vulnerable to remote code execution via malformed embedded OLE object
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0582: Microsoft Windows and Office RichEdit Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS07-013)
Reported:
Feb 13, 2007
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