OSVDB ID: 29429

Title: Microsoft Office mso.dll Malformed Record Handling Arbitrary Code Execution

Info

Disclosure

Oct 10, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Oct 10, 2006

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

Credit

  • Sowhat - sowhatsecway.org -


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/29429