VDB-19220 · CVE-2002-1338 · VU#156123

Microsoft Office Web Components 9/10 Chart Load File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Office Web Components 9/10. This vulnerability affects the function Load of the component Chart. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure (File). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-1338. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office Web Components 9/10 (Office Suite Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function Load of the component Chart. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (File). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The Load method in the Chart component of Office Web Components (OWC) 9 and 10 generates an exception when a specified file does not exist, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local files.

The weakness was published 12/18/2002 by GreyMagic as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1338. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8784) and SecurityFocus (BID 4454†). Similar entries are available at VDB-19222 and VDB-19221. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Office Suite Software

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Office Web Components

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: File
Class: Information disclosure / File
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/08/2002 🔍
12/18/2002 +254 days 🔍
12/18/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/31/2014 +4243 days 🔍
11/17/2024 +3762 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: GreyMagic
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1338 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1338
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19220
CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 8784 - Microsoft OWC Chart component could allow an attacker to verify a file`s existence using the \
SecurityFocus: 4454 - Microsoft Office Web Components Chart Local File Existence Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 17:12
Updated: 11/17/2024 23:12
Changes: 07/31/2014 17:12 (57), 04/19/2019 11:08 (1), 11/17/2024 23:12 (17)
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