Microsoft Access 2010 SP2/2013 SP1/2016 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Access 2010 SP2/2013 SP1/2016. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-0903. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Access 2010 SP2/2013 SP1/2016 (Database Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/13/2018. The weakness was shared 03/13/2018 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-0903 since 12/01/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Access software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108336 (Security Updates for Microsoft Access Products (March 2018)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110312 (Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps Security Update March 2018).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (108336) and SecurityFocus (BID 103315†). The entries VDB-114551, VDB-114552, VDB-114553 and VDB-114554 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 108336
Nessus Name: Security Updates for Microsoft Access Products (March 2018)
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OpenVAS ID: 100018
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Access Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (KB4011665)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0903 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0903
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114549

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SecurityFocus: 103315 - Microsoft Access CVE-2018-0903 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040503

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Created: 03/14/2018 11:34
Updated: 02/04/2021 20:00
Changes: 03/14/2018 11:34 (76), 01/13/2020 13:37 (5), 02/04/2021 20:00 (3)
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