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Microsoft Office WordPerfect Converter Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA12529	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2004-09-14
Last Update:	2004-09-15
Popularity:	17,034 views

Critical:	Moderately critical
Impact:	System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	Microsoft Frontpage 2000 Microsoft Frontpage 2002 Microsoft Office 2000 Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition Microsoft Office 2003 Small Business Edition Microsoft Office 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition Microsoft Office XP Microsoft Publisher 2000 Microsoft Publisher 2002 Microsoft Word 2000 Microsoft Word 2002 Microsoft Works Suite 2001 Microsoft Works Suite 2002 Microsoft Works Suite 2003 Microsoft Works Suite 2004

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CVE reference:	CVE-2004-0573

Description: Peter Winter-Smith has reported a vulnerability in various Microsoft Office products, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the WordPerfect Converter and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow if a user opens a malicious document. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code with the users privileges. The vulnerability affects WordPerfect Converter 5.x, which is included in various Microsoft Office products. Solution: Microsoft has released updates. Microsoft Office 2000 Software (SP 3): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=88F52E69-99E1-4892-9A53-84E5DFADFE6B Microsoft Office XP Software (SP 3): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=10A6CEB3-7B94-4F74-A5A0-60C31CE2F57B Microsoft Office 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=A0629800-1889-495B-B25E-4637D6B03250 Microsoft Works Suite 2001: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=88F52E69-99E1-4892-9A53-84E5DFADFE6B Microsoft Works Suite 2002: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=10A6CEB3-7B94-4F74-A5A0-60C31CE2F57B Microsoft Works Suite 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=10A6CEB3-7B94-4F74-A5A0-60C31CE2F57B Microsoft Works Suite 2004: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=10A6CEB3-7B94-4F74-A5A0-60C31CE2F57B Provided and/or discovered by: Peter Winter-Smith, Next Generation Security Software. Changelog: 2004-09-15: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note. Original Advisory: MS04-027 (KB884933): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-027.mspx Other References: US-CERT VU#449438: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/449438

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