QuarkXpress MSWord text-import extension buffer overflow
| quarkxpress-msword-textimport-bo (35369) |  High Risk |
Description:
QuarkXpress is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the MSWord text-import extension's (Word 6-2000 Filter.xnt) lstrcpy function. By persuading a victim to import a specially-crafted DOC file with an overly long font name, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.6 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 4.5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- QuarkXpress Web site: QuarkXPress - The industry-leading software for design and layout.
- vuln.sg Vulnerability Research Advisory 2007-07-11: QuarkXPress Word File Import Filter Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
- BID-24872: QuarkXPress Word Document Text-Import Font Handling Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3678: Stack-based buffer overflow in the MSWord text-import extension (Word 6-2000 Filter.xnt) in QuarkXPress 7.2 for Windows, when using the Rectangle Text Box tool for importing text, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long font name.
- SA25994: QuarkXPress Word Document Text-Import Font Handling Buffer Overflow
- SECTRACK ID: 1018385: QuarkXPress Stack Overflow in Word Import Filter Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2504: QuarkXPress MSWord Text-import Extension Client-Side Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Quark and Quark Media House QuarkXPress 7.2
Reported:
Jul 11, 2007
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