Microsoft Word 2003 Office Document memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Word 2003. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Office Document Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-1758. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Word 2003 (Word Processing Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Office Document 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. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Word 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Word Stack Overflow Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 04/08/2014 by Yuhong Bao as MS14-017 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-1758 since 01/29/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73413 (MS14-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2949660)), 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 121860 (Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS14-017)).

Applying the patch MS14-017 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 X-Force (92025), Tenable (73413) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43951†). Additional details are provided at blog.spiderlabs.com. The entries VDB-12687, VDB-12845, VDB-12844 and VDB-12851 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 73413
Nessus Name: MS14-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2949660)
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OpenVAS ID: 804425
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2949660)
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Patch: MS14-017

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-017
Researcher: Yuhong Bao
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1758 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1758
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12859

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X-Force: 92025 - Microsoft Word stack overflow code execution, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 43951 - [MS14-017] Microsoft Word 2003 Remote Code Execution via Crafted Document due to Stack Overflow, Critical

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Created: 04/10/2014 10:06
Updated: 06/16/2021 19:03
Changes: 04/10/2014 10:06 (81), 05/24/2017 11:37 (1), 06/16/2021 19:03 (2)
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