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Microsoft Office URL File Location Handling Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA14177
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Release Date:
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2005-02-08
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Last Update:
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2005-02-09
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Popularity:
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12,274 views
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Critical:
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Highly 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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| Software: | Microsoft Office Project 2002
Microsoft Office XP
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
Microsoft Visio 2002
Microsoft Word 2002
Microsoft Works Suite 2002
Microsoft Works Suite 2003
Microsoft Works Suite 2004
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Rafel Ivgi has reported a vulnerability Microsoft Office XP, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the process that passes URL file locations to Microsoft Office. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow when e.g. a Word document with an overly long, specially crafted URL is opened inside Internet Explorer.
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