29429 : Microsoft Office mso.dll Malformed Record Handling 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. The product fails when parsing certain records due an unspecified error in 'mso.dll' resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can allows execution of arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, 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 Corporation has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Microsoft Corporation	Office	2000 Service Pack 3
		XP SP3
		2003 Service Pack 1
		2003 SP2

References

Security Tracker: 1017034
CVE ID: 2006-3864 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 22339
SCIP VulDB ID: 2596
Related OSVDB ID: 29427 29428 29430
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 922581
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-10/0156.html
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS06-062

Tools & Filters

	22535 22539

Credit

Sowhat - Nevis Labs

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-10-13 | Disagree?

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