Microsoft Office DataSourceControl memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Office. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component DataSourceControl. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-3282. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Office (Office Suite Software) (version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component DataSourceControl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the Microsoft Office MSODataSourceControl ActiveX object allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the DeleteRecordSourceIfUnused method.

The bug was discovered 06/13/2007. The weakness was disclosed 06/13/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-3282 since 06/19/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110061 (Microsoft Office 2003 MSODataSourceControl ActiveX Control Vulnerability - Zero Day).

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 (34849), Exploit-DB (4067), OSVDB (38471†), SecurityTracker (ID 1018251†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-15405†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Office Suite Software

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Office

License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-3282 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3282
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37352
X-Force: 34849
OSVDB: 38471 - Microsoft Office MSODataSourceControl ActiveX DeleteRecordSourceIfUnused Method Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1018251
Vulnerability Center: 15405 - Microsoft Office MSODataSourceControl ActiveX Object Buffer Overflow Allows Code Execution, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 06/08/2025 01:59
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (66), 07/20/2019 18:18 (1), 09/21/2024 18:03 (19), 06/08/2025 01:59 (4)
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