Microsoft Access 2007/2010/2013 Access File ACCDB File memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Microsoft Access 2007/2010/2013 (Database Software). This affects an unknown function of the component Access File Handler. The manipulation as part of a ACCDB File leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Access 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, and 2013 in Microsoft Office allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Access file, aka "Access File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 09/10/2013 by Kaveh Ghaemmaghami as MS13-074 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via Secunia. It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-3156 since 04/17/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/24/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69834 (MS13-074: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Access Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2848637)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110218 (Microsoft Office Access Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (MS13-074)).

Applying the patch MS13-074 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13578.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (69834). Further details are available at krebsonsecurity.com. The entries 10188, 10189, 10190 and 10191 are pretty similar.

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Nessus ID: 69834
Nessus Name: MS13-074: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Access Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2848637)
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OpenVAS ID: 902995
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Access Database Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2848637)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-074
Researcher: Kaveh Ghaemmaghami
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CVE: CVE-2013-3156 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 41440 - [MS13-074] Microsoft Access 2007, 2010 and 2013 Remote Code Execution due to Improper Parsing of Access Files (CVE-2013-3156), Critical
Secunia: 51856 - Microsoft Office Access Database Processing Code Execution Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
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Created: 09/11/2013 14:42
Updated: 05/24/2021 13:54
Changes: 09/11/2013 14:42 (90), 05/11/2017 08:36 (3), 05/24/2021 13:54 (2)
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