Microsoft Word record parsing code execution
| microsoft-word-record-code-execution (43663) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Word could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a memory handling error that could occur when parsing specially-crafted record values in Word documents. By persuading a victim to open a malicious Word document, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory and cause the application to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
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 The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
References:
- Microsoft Security Advisory (953635): Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-042: Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955048).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-072: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957173).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-024: Vulnerability in Microsoft Works Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957632).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-027: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969514).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-068: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word Allows Remote Code Execution (976307).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-073: Vulnerability in WordPad and Office Text Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975539).
- Microsoft Word Web page: Microsoft Office Word.
- BID-30124: Microsoft Word Malformed Record Value Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2244: Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .doc file that contains malformed data, as exploited in the wild in July 2008, and as demonstrated by attachement.doc.
- SA30975: Microsoft Word Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1020447: Microsoft Word Memory Corruption Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2028: Microsoft Office Word Document Handling Code Execution Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Word 2002 SP3
- Microsoft Word 2003 SP3
- Microsoft Word 2003 SP2
Reported:
Jul 08, 2008
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