Microsoft Word Unspecified Vulnerability Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017653
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1017653
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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-0870
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: May 8 2007
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Original Entry Date: Feb 15 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 2000, XP
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Word. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a Word document with a specially crafted string that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a buffer
overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Office 2007,
Office 2003, and Word 2003 Viewer are not affected.
The issue was originally reported to be limited to causing denial of service
conditions.
The original advisory is available at:
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=199
McAfee reported 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 (as part of a broader patch for Word that addresses other vulnerabilities, as well):
Microsoft
Word 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F25020F5-17C7-4A60-9088-944FFACB5F19
Microsoft Word 2002:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/
details.aspx?FamilyId=0FE4F405-A568-4F15-B2C6-02D4A4B58E43
Microsoft Word 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6870245D-4618-4504-BFFC-878
635267059
Microsoft Word Viewer 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=24547C65-C29A-4D0A-A015-F3F08B24331F
Microsoft
Office 2004 for Mac:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac
Microsoft Works Suite 2004:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0FE4F405-A568-4F15-B2C6-02
D4A4B58E43
Microsoft Works Suite 2005:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0FE4F405-A568-4F15-B2C6-02D4A4B58E43
Microsoft
Works Suite 2006:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0FE4F405-A568-4F15-B2C6-02D4A4B58E43
The Microsoft
advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-024.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/933052.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error
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Underlying OS: 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: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:46:25 -0500
Subject: Microsoft Word
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/933052.mspx
CVE-2007-0870
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