Microsoft Office 2000/2002/XP URL memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Office 2000/2002/XP. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component URL Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-0848. The attack is only possible within the local network. Moreover, an exploit is present. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Office 2000/2002/XP (Office Suite Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. 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:

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link with a URL file location containing long inputs after (1) "%00 (null byte) in .doc filenames or (2) "%0a" (carriage return) in .rtf filenames.

The bug was discovered 07/13/2004. The weakness was disclosed 02/08/2005 by Rafel Ivgi (The Insider) with Finjan Software Ltd as MS05-005 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0848 since 09/08/2004. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2073 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16332 (MS05-005: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP could allow Remote Code Execution (873352)), 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 90225 (Microsoft Office XP Vulnerability Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS05-005)).

Applying the patch MS05-005 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at update.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 3257.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19107), Tenable (16332), SecurityFocus (BID 12480†), OSVDB (13594†) and Secunia (SA14177†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 16332
Nessus Name: MS05-005: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP could allow Remote Code Execution (873352)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS05-005
Researcher: Rafel Ivgi (The Insider)
Organization: Finjan Software Ltd
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0848 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0848
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1192

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X-Force: 19107 - Microsoft Office XP URL buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 12480 - Microsoft Office XP HTML Link Processing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 14177 - Microsoft Office URL File Location Handling Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 13594 - Microsoft Office XP URL Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1013110
Vulnerability Center: 7009 - [MS05-005] Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Office XP Enables Remote Code Execution, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2005 15:52
Updated: 07/07/2025 15:23
Changes: 02/10/2005 15:52 (108), 07/01/2019 10:50 (2), 01/02/2025 18:40 (16), 07/07/2025 15:23 (2)
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