59857 : Microsoft Office Word Document Malformed File Information Block (FIB) Parsing Memory Corruption
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Timeline

Vendor Informed Date	Vendor Ack Date	Disclosure Date	Vendor Solution Date
2009-03-06	2009-03-07	2009-11-10	2009-11-10

Time to Patch	Time to Vendor Response
249 days	1 days

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-3135" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, Open XML File Format Converter for Mac, Office Word Viewer 2003 SP3, and Office Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with a malformed File Information Block (FIB) structure, aka "Microsoft Office Word File Information Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Classification

Location: Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Private
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

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1023158
CVE ID: 2009-3135 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 36950
Secunia Advisory ID: 37277
SCIP VulDB ID: 4056
OVAL ID: 6555
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 973443 973444 973866 976307 976828 976830 976831
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2009-3194
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-11/0081.html
Other Advisory URL: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=831
News Article: http://www.scmagazineus.com/Microsoft-fixes-15-flaws-with-six-patches/article/157541/
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS09-068
CERT: TA09-314A

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Jun Mao - iDefense Labs

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-11-12 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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2009/12/19 16:00:00 | Bugs and Fixes: Zero-Day Patch for Internet Explorer 6 or 7

from: NetworkWorld

...Microsoft rates the flaws as important; see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-067 (Excel) and Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-068 (Word).Microsoft has also released two critical fixes for business networks. One closes a hole in the Web Services on Devices application...

2009/12/18 23:30:00 | Bugs and Fixes: Zero-Day Patch for Internet Explorer 6 or 7

from: PC World

...rates the flaws as important; see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-067 (Excel) and Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-068 (Word). Microsoft has also released two critical fixes for business networks. One closes a hole in the Web Services on Devices application...

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