45031 : Microsoft Office RTF File Handling Object Parsing Arbitrary Code Execution
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Timeline
Disclosure Date
2008-05-13
Time to Patch
113 days

Description

A memory corruption flaw exists in Office. Word and Outlook fail to validate strings contained in RTF files resulting in memory corruption. With a specially crafted file, a context-dependent attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Local Access Required, Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Private, Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products
Microsoft Corporation
Office
 2004 for Mac
2008 for Mac
Word
 2000 SP3
2003 SP2
2002 SP3
2003 SP3
2007
2007 SP1
Outlook
 2007
2007 SP1
Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel and Powerpoint
 2007
2007 SP1

References

Tools & Filters
32310 50057

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2008-05-13 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_1 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

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