Microsoft Office OLE Memory Corruption Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017640
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1017640
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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-1311
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 13 2007
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Microsoft Security Bulletin
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Version(s): Office versions 2000 SP3, 2003 SP2, XP SP3
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in the Microsoft Office RichEdit component. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create an Rich Text Format file with a specially crafted embedded OLE object that, when loaded by the target user,
will trigger a memory corruption error and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of
the target user.
The vulnerable component is also included in Microsoft Project 2000 SR1 and 2002 SP1, Microsoft Visio 2002 SP2,
Microsoft Learning Essentials 1.0, 1.1, and 1.5 for Microsoft Office, Microsoft Global Input Method Editor for Office 2000 (Japanese),
and Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac.
Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, and XP operating systems are also affected.
The 2007 Microsoft
Office System, Microsoft Excel 2003 Viewer, and Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Viewer are not affected.
Microsoft credits Kostya Kortchinsky
of Immunity, Inc. and Fabrice Desclaux from EADS Common Research Center with reporting this vulnerability.
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Impact: A remote user can create a file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued the following fixes:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0b0b13d3-b2fb-4cf4-8ee1-51
871d39eecd
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3159428d-7212-4bf0-9699-3dbae5db6ca1
Microsoft
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=daf2f7ac-20b4-4ec9-9467-2ddd4fc493d6
Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2e8d2355-d5c5-406d-9322-5fe1b2134d2f
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detail
s.aspx?FamilyId=ed6dd20f-4c0b-48f7-a1f9-613265506835
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3b6ee258-b6
36-455b-8833-74dea6269e24
Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2FF67E78-2A08-45C9-A7AC-09678D060439
Mic
rosoft Office XP Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=85C5162C-FC35-40B4-AD04-ADD247950423
Microsoft
Office 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6C3BCAB8-0C99-4BE6-8DE7-71D463473A4A
Microsoft
Project 2000 Service Release 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=019B11FC-00B8-451C-AB3C-772780D4C46A
Microsoft
Office 2000 Multilanguage Packs:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=B5A087F8-74D2-4184-9986-23AB3C4EF7F2
Microsoft
Project 2002 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D162C366-C5E7-4850-B773-1FE669FAEEAF
Microsoft
Visio 2002 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B4D2E182-0997-46BC-94AC-B4B0A523C51C
Microsoft
Learning Essentials 1.0, 1.1, and 1.5 for Microsoft Office:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6215BD5B-1CB3-4FED-B08C-C31A88A75EBD
Microsoft
Global Input Method Editor for Office 2000 (Japanese):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2FF67E78-2A08-45C9-A7AC-09678D060439
Microsoft
Office 2004 for Mac:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/
A restart is not required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/securit
y/bulletin/ms07-013.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-013.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error
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Underlying OS: UNIX (OS X), Windows (2000), Windows (2003), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:42:49 -0500
Subject: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-013: Vulnerability in Microsoft RichEdit Could Allow Remote Code Execution (918118)
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-013.mspx
CVE-2006-1311
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