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Microsoft Office Word Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA30285
Release Date: 2008-12-09
Last Update: 2009-01-14
Popularity: 15,059 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 2004 for Mac
Microsoft Office 2007
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
Microsoft Office Word 2007
Microsoft Office Word Viewer
Microsoft Office XP
Microsoft Open XML File Format Converter for Mac
Microsoft Outlook 2007
Microsoft Word 2000
Microsoft Word 2002
Microsoft Word 2003
Microsoft Word Viewer 2003
Microsoft Works 8.x

Binary Analysis: BA479 :: Available for 1 Credit
BA627 :: Available for 1 Credit
BA638 :: Available for 1 Credit
BA636 :: Available for 1 Credit
BA634 :: Available for 1 Credit

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Advisory Content (Page 2 of 3)[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Solution:
Apply patches.

Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=43e8c4d8-307b-48f6-ac99-a9617421d40a

Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=3ef41412-50b3-4077-b0e3-9a3704d2f876

Microsoft Office Word 2003 SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=45c81c60-4b1b-4246-839b-198ebc4eeae2

Microsoft Office Word 2007:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=5b51cb5e-3899-4257-82cf-7e92fa619c37

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=5b51cb5e-3899-4257-82cf-7e92fa619c37

Microsoft Office Word 2007 SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=5b51cb5e-3899-4257-82cf-7e92fa619c37

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=5b51cb5e-3899-4257-82cf-7e92fa619c37

Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=70de7c3c-519f-4f4a-a03f-027f80b5415c

Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003 SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=70de7c3c-519f-4f4a-a03f-027f80b5415c

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=55430121-4476-48b8-9f6f-4a60fa0b2970

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=55430121-4476-48b8-9f6f-4a60fa0b2970

Microsoft Works 8 (requires update to Works 8.5):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=1537d181-90d9-4bb5-b5ae-8d9990a349af

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=ECA13AD8-62AE-41A8-B308-41E2D1773820

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=AB31A564-43D2-45BD-98BF-19E9CA477B62

Open XML File Format Converter for Mac:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=EDB6CD8F-832C-4123-8982-AC0C601EA0A7

Microsoft Office Word Viewer:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=70de7c3c-519f-4f4a-a03f-027f80b5415c

Provided and/or discovered by:
1) The vendor credits Ricardo Narvaja, Core Security Technologies.
2) Dyon Balding, Secunia Research.
3) The vendor credits Yamata Li, Palo Alto Networks.
4) The vendor credits Wushi via ZDI.
5) The vendor credits Aaron Portnoy, TippingPoint DVLabs.
6) The vendor credits Wushi of team509 via ZDI.
7) The vendor credits Aaron Portnoy, TippingPoint DVLabs.
8) The vendor credits Wushi and Ling via ZDI.

Changelog:
2008-12-10: Added additional details for vulnerabilities #4-#8. Added reporter links to the "Original Advisory" section.
2008-12-11: Added additional information to vulnerability #1. Added link in "Original Advisory" section.
2008-12-17: Updated description for vulnerability #1 based on information from Secunia Research.
2009-01-14: Added "Microsoft Office Word Viewer" to the list of affected products. Updated "Solution" section with link to "Microsoft Office Word Viewer" patch.

Original Advisory:
MS08-072 (KB957173):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-072.mspx

Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-21/

ZDI:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-084/
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-085/
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-086/

TippingPoint DVLabs:
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-08-08
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-08-09

Core Security Technologies:
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/word-arbitrary-free

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