Microsoft Windows code injection

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (unknown version). It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Word 97 text converter in the WordPad Text Converters in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly parse malformed structures in Word 97 documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document containing an unspecified value that is used in a loop counter, aka "WordPad Word 97 Text Converter Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 09/15/2010 by iDefense Labs with iDEFENSE Labs as MS10-067 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-2563 since 06/30/2010. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/23/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49225 (MS10-067: Vulnerability in WordPad Text Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2259922)), 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 90601 (Microsoft WordPad Text Converters Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-067)).

Applying the patch MS10-067 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10425.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (61517), Tenable (49225), SecurityFocus (BID 43122†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27150†). The entry VDB-54718 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 49225
Nessus Name: MS10-067: Vulnerability in WordPad Text Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2259922)
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OpenVAS ID: 902245
OpenVAS Name: WordPad Text Converters Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2259922)
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Patch: MS10-067
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS10-067
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-2563 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2563
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54717

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X-Force: 61517
SecurityFocus: 43122 - Microsoft WordPad Text Converter Word 97 File Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 27150 - [MS10-067] Microsoft WordPad Word 97 Text Converter Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM
Updated: 01/23/2025 12:42 PM
Changes: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM (66), 03/04/2017 06:10 PM (13), 09/24/2021 11:10 PM (3), 01/23/2025 12:42 PM (16)
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