Microsoft Word 2000/2002/2003/2007 Table Property memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Word 2000/2002/2003/2007. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Table Property. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4837. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Word 2000/2002/2003/2007 (Word Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Table Property. 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:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1; and Microsoft Works 8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word document that contains a malformed table property, which triggers memory corruption, aka "Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 12/09/2008 by Ricardo Narvaja (Wushi) as MS08-072 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4837 since 10/31/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is 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 35071 (MS08-072: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957173)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins 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 8686.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46852), Tenable (35071), SecurityFocus (BID 32584†), OSVDB (52690†) and Secunia (SA30285†). The entries VDB-3887, VDB-3886, VDB-3884 and VDB-3885 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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Nessus ID: 35071
Nessus Name: MS08-072: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957173)
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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: Ricardo Narvaja (Wushi)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-4837 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4837
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3889

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X-Force: 46852
SecurityFocus: 32584 - Microsoft Word Malformed Record Value Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 30285 - Microsoft Office Word Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 52690 - Microsoft Office Word Malformed Table Property Handling Memory Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1021370
Vulnerability Center: 20192 - [MS08-072] Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution or DoS via Crafted Table Properties Word File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3384

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2008 11:07
Updated: 08/21/2019 17:46
Changes: 12/19/2008 11:07 (105), 08/21/2019 17:46 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:089:103

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