A remote overflow exists in Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP (2002), and Office 2003. The Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook applications fail to parse the routing slip metadata resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted document, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution when a user closes a malicious document resulting in a loss of integrity.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access,
Context Dependent
Attack Type:
Input Manipulation
Impact:
Loss of Integrity
Exploit:
Exploit Unknown
Disclosure:
OSVDB Verified,
Uncoordinated Disclosure,
Discovered in the Wild
Solution
Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, the vendor has released a patch to address this vulnerability.
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