Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013 use after free

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013 (Office Suite Software). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The issue has been introduced in 01/30/2007. The weakness was shared 12/09/2014 by Ben Hawkes with Google Project Zero as MS14-082 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-6364 since 09/11/2014. 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 vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2870 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79831 (MS14-082: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3017349)), 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 110246 (Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS14-082)).

Applying the patch MS14-082 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 17153.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98985), Tenable (79831), SecurityFocus (BID 71474†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031319†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47499†). The entries VDB-268047, VDB-270825, VDB-273659 and VDB-274476 are related to this item.

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Class: Use after free
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Nessus ID: 79831
Nessus Name: MS14-082: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3017349)
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OpenVAS ID: 801595
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (3017349)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-082
Researcher: Ben Hawkes
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-6364 (🔍)
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X-Force: 98985 - Microsoft Office use after free code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 71474 - Microsoft Office CVE-2014-6364 Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031319 - Microsoft Office Use-After-Free Memory Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 47499 - [MS14-082] Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted File, Critical

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Created: 12/11/2014 12:20 PM
Updated: 03/01/2022 09:03 AM
Changes: 12/11/2014 12:20 PM (84), 06/14/2017 05:52 PM (6), 03/01/2022 09:02 AM (2), 03/01/2022 09:03 AM (1)
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