Microsoft Visio 2003 mfc71enu.dll Remote Code Execution

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Visio 2003 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block in the library mfc71enu.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visio 2003 SP3 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse mfc71enu.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .vsd, .vdx, .vst, or .vtx file, aka "Microsoft Visio Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 01/31/2010 by Beenu Arora (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-3148. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/24/2021).

A public exploit has been developed by Beenu Arora in ANSI C and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55571 (MS11-055: Vulnerability in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2560847)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68283), Tenable (55571) and Exploit-DB (14744). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 57929, 57928, 57927 and 57926.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Beenu Arora
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Nessus ID: 55571
Nessus Name: MS11-055: Vulnerability in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2560847)
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OpenVAS ID: 902455
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2560847)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Suricata ID: 2013322
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01/31/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Beenu Arora
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-3148 (🔍)
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X-Force: 68283
Vulnerability Center: 27001 - [MS11-055] Microsoft Visio 2003 Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 42681 - Microsoft Visio 2003 'mfc71enu.dll' DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 45077
OSVDB: 67546 - Microsoft Visio Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution

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

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/24/2021 08:04
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (71), 03/03/2017 10:56 (16), 09/24/2021 07:58 (3), 09/24/2021 08:04 (2)
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