Microsoft Office Office files buffer overflow
| ms-office-office-bo (55931) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Office is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when processing Office files. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted Office file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
*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 The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.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 Bulletin MS10-003: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office (MSO) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978214).
- BID-38073: Microsoft Office 'OfficeArtSpgr' Container Pointer Overwrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2010-0243: Buffer overflow in MSO.DLL in Microsoft Office XP SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka MSO.DLL Buffer Overflow.
- SA38481: Microsoft Office File Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2010-0336: Microsoft Office MSO.DLL Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (MS10-003)
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Office 2004 Mac OS
- Microsoft Office XP SP3
Reported:
Feb 09, 2010
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