Microsoft Internet Explorer 4/5 Word 97 Template privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4/5. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Word 97 Template Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0354. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4/5 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Word 97 Template Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Internet Explorer 4.x or 5.x with Word 97 allows arbitrary execution of Visual Basic programs to the IE client through the Word 97 template, which doesn t warn the user that the template contains executable content. Also applies to Outlook when the client views a malicious email message.

The weakness was shared 11/01/1999 as MS99-002 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0354. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11831 (MS03-035: Word Macros may run automatically (827653)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

Applying the patch MS99-002 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3498), Tenable (11831), SecurityFocus (BID 196†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2714†). The entry VDB-263 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 11831
Nessus Name: MS03-035: Word Macros may run automatically (827653)
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Patch: MS99-002

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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS99-002
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0354 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0354
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14929
X-Force: 3498
SecurityFocus: 196
Vulnerability Center: 2714 - [MS99-002] Microsoft Word 97 Allows Execution of Arbitrary Visual Basic Programs, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 14:15
Updated: 06/23/2021 10:00
Changes: 06/22/2014 14:15 (63), 04/07/2017 12:06 (2), 06/23/2021 09:56 (3), 06/23/2021 10:00 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:D57:103

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