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Microsoft Word for Windows Converter Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA13462
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Release Date:
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2004-12-14
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Last Update:
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2004-12-15
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Popularity:
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16,148 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows Millenium
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-0571
CVE-2004-0901
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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerabilities are caused due to boundary errors in the table and font conversion in the Word for Windows 6.0 converter. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by e.g. tricking a user into opening a malicious ".wri", ".rtf", or ".doc" document in WordPad.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
NOTE: Exploitation requires that the handler for Word for Windows 6.0 converter is enabled.
Solution:
Apply patches.
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 (requires Service Pack 6a):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=AC2DE442-6C98-4545-8072-2BE4064466CD
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition (requires Service Pack 6):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=A49CC5E2-1072-4BF6-A7F3-029957EBB1C2
Microsoft Windows 2000 (requires Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=C4B9D079-13F0-4E1E-834B-D2077838B9E1
Microsoft Windows XP (requires Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=703DE7D8-68D9-4A92-8C59-87221F89EF14
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition (requires Service Pack 1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=A7A5077B-4BF0-441A-AB43-D6A5E1B698E9
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=005930C0-4C3F-4FD3-9E08-D586632C5486
Microsoft Windows Server 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=D1747015-10C8-411F-8C26-773B59008FD8
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=005930C0-4C3F-4FD3-9E08-D586632C5486
For other versions of Microsoft Windows, disable the Word for Windows converter.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Greg Jones of KPMG UK and Lord Yup.
Changelog:
2004-12-15: Updated advisory.
Original Advisory:
MS04-041 (KB885836):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-041.mspx
iDEFENSE:
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=162&type=vulnerabilities
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