29430 : Microsoft Office Malformed Smart Tag Arbitrary Code Execution
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Timeline
Disclosure Date Vendor Solution Date
2006-10-10 2006-10-10

Description

A remote overflow exists in Microsoft Office. Office fails to properly handle a boundary error resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can execute arbitrary code.

Classification

 Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified

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
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FrontPage
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Access
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Office
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2003 Professional Edition
2003 Small Business Edition
2003 Standard Edition
2003 Student and Teacher Edition
2004 for Mac
X for Mac
Word
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Excel
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Outlook
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Publisher
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PowerPoint
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InfoPath
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Project
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Visio
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Excel Viewer
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Word Viewer
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OneNote
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 2003

References

Tools & Filters
22535

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-10-13 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_0 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_1 Availability_impact_1

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