Microsoft Word 2000/2002/2003/2007 RTF memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Word 2000/2002/2003/2007. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component RTF Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-4025. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Word 2000/2002/2003/2007 (Word Processing Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component RTF Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Outlook 2007 Gold and SP1; Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an RTF file or (2) a rich text e-mail message containing an invalid number of points for a polyline or polygon, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Word RTF Object Parsing Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 12/09/2008. The weakness was presented 12/09/2008 by Dyon Balding (Wushi) with Secunia Research as MS08-072 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4025 since 09/10/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50060 (MS08-072 / MS08-074: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957173 / 959070) (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 110092 (Microsoft Word Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS08-072)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS08-072 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6608.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46846), Tenable (50060), SecurityFocus (BID 32579†), OSVDB (50591†) and Secunia (SA30285†). See VDB-3887, VDB-3886, VDB-3889 and VDB-3884 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 50060
Nessus Name: MS08-072 / MS08-074: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957173 / 959070) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 900063
OpenVAS Name: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957173)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS08-072
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS08-072
Researcher: Dyon Balding (Wushi)
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-4025 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4025
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3883

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X-Force: 46846
SecurityFocus: 32579 - Microsoft Word RTF Polyline/Polygon Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 30285 - Microsoft Office Word Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 50591 - MS08-072 - Microsoft Word RTF Polyline.Polygon Integer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021370
Vulnerability Center: 20186 - [MS08-072] Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution or DoS via Crafted Polyline or Polygon RTF File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3384

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2008 11:07
Updated: 08/21/2019 17:15
Changes: 12/19/2008 11:07 (101), 08/21/2019 17:15 (6)
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