Microsoft Word Font Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence

Microsoft Word Font Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA15998	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2005-07-12
Last Update:	2005-07-13
Popularity:	19,630 views

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

Software:	Microsoft Office 2000 Microsoft Office XP 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-2005-0564

Description: Lord Yup has reported a vulnerability in Microsoft Word, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the parsing of fonts. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Word document. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. Solution: Apply patches. Microsoft Office 2000 SP3: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=CEE0864B-B196-48F4-A4B9-2ED7FB6D17D2 Microsoft Office XP SP3: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=A7E7D2C5-1E2A-4FFB-8FC2-B2B217015820 Microsoft Works Suite 2000: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=CEE0864B-B196-48F4-A4B9-2ED7FB6D17D2 Microsoft Works Suite 2001: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=CEE0864B-B196-48F4-A4B9-2ED7FB6D17D2 Microsoft Works Suite 2002: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=A7E7D2C5-1E2A-4FFB-8FC2-B2B217015820 Microsoft Works Suite 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=A7E7D2C5-1E2A-4FFB-8FC2-B2B217015820 Microsoft Works Suite 2004: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=A7E7D2C5-1E2A-4FFB-8FC2-B2B217015820 Provided and/or discovered by: Lord Yup Changelog: 2005-07-13: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note. Original Advisory: MS05-035 (903672): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-035.mspx iDEFENSE: http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=281&type=vulnerabilities Other References: US-CERT VU#218621: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/218621

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