Microsoft Office 2003/2007 GDI+ input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office 2003/2007 (Office Suite Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function in the library GDI+. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office GDI+ library in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EMF image in an Office document, aka "GDI+ Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 11/17/2003. The weakness was disclosed 05/08/2012 by iDefense Labs with iDefense Labs VCP as ms12-034 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website) via Microsoft. The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0167 since 12/13/2011. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details and also a private exploit are known.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3095 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59042 (MS12-034: Combined Security Update for Microsoft Office, Windows, .NET Framework, and Silverlight (2681578)), 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 90803 (Microsoft Combined Security Update for Microsoft Office, Windows, .NET Framework and Silverlight (MS12-034)).

Applying the patch MS12-MAY 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 12334.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75126) and Tenable (59042). The entries 4436, 5357, 5358 and 5359 are pretty similar.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 59042
Nessus Name: MS12-034: Combined Security Update for Microsoft Office, Windows, .NET Framework, and Silverlight (2681578)
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OpenVAS Name: MS Security Update For Microsoft Office, .NET Framework, and Silverlight (2681578)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: ms12-034
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: iDefense Labs VCP
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0167 (🔍)
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X-Force: 75126
SecurityTracker: 1027038 - Microsoft GDI+ Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 35032 - [MS12-034] Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 GDI+ Heap-Based Buffer Overflow via a Crafted EMF Image, Critical
SecurityFocus: 53351 - Microsoft GDI+ CVE-2012-0167 EMF Image Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 49121 - Microsoft Office Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81719

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Created: 05/11/2012 17:47
Updated: 03/24/2021 12:58
Changes: 05/11/2012 17:47 (87), 04/11/2017 15:39 (13), 03/24/2021 12:58 (4)
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