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Microsoft Word Document Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Secunia Advisory:

SA12758

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Release Date:

2004-10-07

Last Update:

2005-08-10

Popularity:

131,179 views

Critical:

Highly critical

Impact:

System access

Where:

From remote

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

Software:

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 Word 2000
Microsoft Word 2002
Microsoft Word 2003
Microsoft Word Viewer 2003
Microsoft Works Suite 2001
Microsoft Works Suite 2002
Microsoft Works Suite 2003
Microsoft Works Suite 2004

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Solution:
Apply patches.

Microsoft Word 2000 and Microsoft Works Suite 2001:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=9F4B6868-2F94-478F-B0BC-0DA3E0571523

Microsoft Word 2002, Microsoft Works Suite 2002, Microsoft Works Suite 2003, and Microsoft Works Suite 2004:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=34998255-E004-4A29-9418-35C5818E54CB

Microsoft Office Word 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=9158279D-4421-4932-9318-02CA829A9B43

Microsoft Word 2003 Viewer:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-8689-AB826E7B8FDF&displaylang=en

Provided and/or discovered by:
First vulnerability discovered by:
HexView

Second vulnerability discovered by:
Alex Li

Changelog:
2004-10-12: Added link to original advisory.
2004-11-01: Added CVE reference.
2005-04-12: Added information provided by vendor.
2005-04-13: Added links to US-CERT vulnerability notes.
2005-08-10: Added Microsoft Word 2003 Viewer as vulnerable.

Original Advisory:
MS05-023 (KB890169):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-023.mspx

Hexview:
http://www.hexview.com/docs/20041006-1.txt

Other References:
US-CERT VU#752591:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/752591

US-CERT VU#442567:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/442567

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