Microsoft Office String Parsing and Property Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1016469 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1016469
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-1316, CVE-2006-2389
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 11 2006
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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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Version(s): 2000 SP3, XP SP3, 2003 SP2; and prior service packs; 2004 for Mac, v.X for Mac
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Office. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted Office file containing a specially crafted string that, when parsed by the target user's Office application, will trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
A remote user can also create a specially crafted Office file containing a specially crafted property that, when processed by the target user's Office application, will trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Microsoft credits Elia Florio of Symantec with reporting one of these vulnerabilities.
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Impact:
A remote user can create an Office 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 Office 2003 Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1B11AC6B-4A78-4A7B-995F-94738CAFE27F
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=266C287E-A773-4D9C-9736-EEAFB34FF893
Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=776FF379-0B9D-45D5-8B3C-CF9A4BD25DAE
Microsoft Project 2002 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=BF9CBFA6-5E91-4AA8-82C1-4C9A92A5B954
Microsoft Visio 2002 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9F67D75A-B69D-4064-942C-F5515C920E6B
Microsoft Project 2000 Service Release 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5C28E38A-F323-4006-BEED-A00840CAFBCE
A restart may be required.
The Microsoft bulletin is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-038.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-038.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Underlying OS: Windows (2000), Windows (2003), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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