Microsoft Excel/Office/SharePoint Office File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Excel, Office and SharePoint. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Office File Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2013-1315. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Microsoft Excel, Office and SharePoint (Spreadsheet Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Office File Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, and 2013; Office Web Apps 2010; Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, 2013, and 2013 RT; Office for Mac 2011; Excel Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was published 09/10/2013 by Will Dormann with Cert/CC as MS13-067 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-1315 since 01/12/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/24/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69833 (MS13-073: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2858300))), 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 110219 (Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS13-073)).

Applying the patch MS13-067 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 13164.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69833), SecurityFocus (BID 62167†), OSVDB (97131†), Secunia (SA54739†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41429†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-10188, VDB-10189, VDB-10190 and VDB-10191. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3
  • Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3
  • Microsoft Excel 2010 SP1
  • Microsoft Excel 2010 SP2
  • Microsoft Excel 2013
  • Microsoft Excel 2013 RT
  • Microsoft Excel Viewer
  • Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
  • Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 SP1
  • Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 SP2
  • Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack SP3
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 SP3
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2009 SP1
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 SP2

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 69833
Nessus Name: MS13-073: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2858300))
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OpenVAS ID: 902996
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities-2858300 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS13-067
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-067
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: Cert/CC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1315 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1315
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10235

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SecurityFocus: 62167 - Microsoft Excel CVE-2013-1315 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 54739 - Microsoft Office Excel Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 97131
Vulnerability Center: 41429 - [MS13-067, MS13-073] Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2013-1315, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2013 14:50
Updated: 05/24/2021 14:21
Changes: 09/11/2013 14:50 (94), 05/10/2017 22:03 (2), 05/24/2021 14:21 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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