Microsoft Excel/PowerPoint 98/2000/2001/2002 Data Stream privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint 98/2000/2001/2002. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Data Stream Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0718. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint 98/2000/2001/2002 (Spreadsheet Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component Data Stream Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in (1) Microsoft Excel 2002 and earlier and (2) Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 and earlier allows attackers to bypass macro restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by modifying the data stream in the document.

The weakness was presented 10/30/2001 by Peter Ferrie with Microsoft as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0718. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7223), SecurityFocus (BID 3402†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4025†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/04/2001 🔍
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10/30/2001 +26 days 🔍
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03/23/2004 +875 days 🔍
07/10/2014 +3761 days 🔍
12/30/2024 +3826 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: cert.org
Researcher: Peter Ferrie
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0718 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0718
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17583
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X-Force: 7223 - Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint malformed document macro execution
SecurityFocus: 3402 - Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint Macro Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4025 - [MS01-050] Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint Enables Bypassing of Macro Restrictions, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 11:51
Updated: 12/30/2024 15:11
Changes: 07/10/2014 11:51 (41), 05/20/2019 16:20 (22), 12/30/2024 15:11 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:7F5:103

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