Microsoft Word 2000/2002/2003 memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Word 2000/2002/2003 (Word Processing Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on Word 2000, and cause a denial of service on Word 2003, via unknown attack vectors that trigger memory corruption, as exploited by Trojan.Mdropper.W and later by Trojan.Mdropper.X, a different issue than CVE-2006-6456, CVE-2006-5994, and CVE-2006-6561.

The bug was discovered 01/25/2007. The weakness was shared 01/26/2007 with Symantec (Website). The advisory is shared for download at symantec.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0515 since 01/25/2007. The attack needs to approached within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24328 (MS07-014 / MS07-015: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (929434 / 932554) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110052 (Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS07-014)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5088.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31834) and Tenable (24328).

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Class: Memory corruption
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Nessus ID: 24328
Nessus Name: MS07-014 / MS07-015: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (929434 / 932554) (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Researcher: http://www.symantec.com
Organization: Symantec
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0515 (🔍)
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X-Force: 31834 - Microsoft Word document function code execution, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1017564
Vulnerability Center: 14156 - [MS07-014] Microsoft Word Unspecified Memory Corruption via Malformed Function, Medium
SecurityFocus: 22328 - RETIRED: Microsoft Word 2003 Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 23950 - Microsoft Word Malformed Function Memory Corruption, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 31900 - Microsoft Word Unspecified Memory Corruption Arbitrary Code Execution (929434)
Vupen: ADV-2007-0350

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Created: 01/26/2007 15:24
Updated: 07/14/2019 09:36
Changes: 01/26/2007 15:24 (103), 07/14/2019 09:36 (2)
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