Microsoft Word 2000 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Word 2000. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-4534. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to use an alternative to replace the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Word 2000 (Word Processing Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and Office 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving a crafted file resulting in a malformed stack, as exploited by malware with names including Trojan.Mdropper.Q, Mofei, and Femo.

The bug was discovered 09/04/2006. The weakness was presented 09/05/2006 with Symantec (Website). The advisory is shared for download at symantec.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4534 since 09/05/2006. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22539 (MS06-058 / MS06-059 / MS06-0060 / MS06-062: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Allow Remote Code Execution (924163 / 924164 / 924554 / 922581) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110046 (Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS06-060)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4692.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28775), Zero-Day.cz (119), Tenable (22539), SecurityFocus (BID 19835†) and OSVDB (28539†). See VDB-2357, VDB-2571, VDB-2595 and VDB-2597 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 22539
Nessus Name: MS06-058 / MS06-059 / MS06-0060 / MS06-062: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Allow Remote Code Execution (924163 / 924164 / 924554 / 922581) (Mac OS X)
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Researcher: http://www.symantec.com
Organization: Symantec
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4534 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4534
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2508

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X-Force: 28775 - Microsoft Word unspecified memory corruption code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 19835 - Microsoft Word Malformed Stack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 21735 - Microsoft Word Code Execution Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 28539 - Microsoft Word 2000 Unspecified Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1016787
Vulnerability Center: 12657 - [MS06-060] Microsoft Word Malformed Stack Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3448

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

Created: 09/07/2006 12:18
Updated: 01/25/2025 16:29
Changes: 09/07/2006 12:18 (104), 06/24/2019 21:12 (1), 07/21/2024 20:04 (24), 01/25/2025 16:29 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:5E6:103

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