Microsoft VISIO 2002/2003/2007 VISIODWG.DLL memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft VISIO 2002/2003/2007 (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality in the library VISIODWG.DLL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in VISIODWG.DLL before 10.0.6880.4 in Microsoft Office Visio allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DXF file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0254 and CVE-2010-0256.

The weakness was shared 05/06/2010 by CORE Security with CORE Security Technologies (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-1681. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/08/2021).

A public exploit has been developed by Abysssec in Python and been published 5 months after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45515 (MS10-028: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980094)), 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 90590 (Microsoft Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-028)).

Upgrading to version 2003 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11507.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (58346), Tenable (45515) and Exploit-DB (14944). The entries 36918, 45611, 47197 and 51442 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Abysssec
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Nessus ID: 45515
Nessus Name: MS10-028: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980094)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/ms_visio_dxf
Saint Name: Microsoft Visio DXF file insertion buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: visio_dxf_bof.rb
MetaSploit Name: Microsoft Office Visio VISIODWG.DLL DXF File Handling Vulnerability
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Upgrade: VISIO 2003
Suricata ID: 2012153
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: CORE Security
Organization: CORE Security Technologies
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-1681 (🔍)
X-Force: 58346
Vulnerability Center: 25938 - Microsoft Office Visio Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted DXF File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 39836 - Microsoft Visio 'DXF' File Insertion Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 0

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/08/2021 22:50
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (75), 02/27/2017 09:33 (18), 09/08/2021 22:36 (2), 09/08/2021 22:50 (1)
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