Microsoft Office 2003/2007 epsimp32.flt memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Office 2003/2007. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file epsimp32.flt. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-0082. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Office 2003/2007 (Office Suite Software) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file epsimp32.flt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WordPerfect document (.wpd) file, aka "WPD File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 11/17/2003. The weakness was released 11/12/2013 by Merliton as MS13-091 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-0082 since 11/27/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/02/2021).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3648 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70849 (MS13-091: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2885093)), 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 110225 (Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS13-091)).

Applying the patch MS13-091 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (70849), SecurityFocus (BID 63559†), OSVDB (99648†), Secunia (SA55539†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42264†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-11148 and VDB-11149. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 70849
Nessus Name: MS13-091: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2885093)
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OpenVAS ID: 903414
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2885093)
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Patch: MS13-091

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-091
Researcher: Merliton
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0082 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0082
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11146

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SecurityFocus: 63559
Secunia: 55539 - Microsoft Office Multiple WordPerfect Document Parsing Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 99648
Vulnerability Center: 42264 - [MS13-091] Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP3 Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2013 11:35
Updated: 06/02/2021 07:37
Changes: 11/15/2013 11:35 (51), 05/15/2017 11:21 (35), 06/02/2021 07:31 (3), 06/02/2021 07:37 (1)
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