Microsoft Project 2003/2007 Project Memory Validator resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Project 2003/2007. Affected is an unknown function of the component Project Memory Validator. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0102. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Project 2003/2007 (Project Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Project Memory Validator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Project 2000 SR1 and 2002 SP1, and Office Project 2003 SP3, does not properly handle memory allocation for Project files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed file, aka "Project Memory Validation Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 12/08/2009 by Bing Liu with Fortinet as MS09-074 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0102 since 01/08/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43066 (MS09-074: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Project Could Allow Remote Code Execution (967183)), 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 110112 (Microsoft Office Project Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS09-074)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS09-074 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 9314.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54424), Tenable (43066), SecurityFocus (BID 37211†), OSVDB (60830†) and Secunia (SA37588†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 43066
Nessus Name: MS09-074: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Project Could Allow Remote Code Execution (967183)
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OpenVAS ID: 901069
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (967183)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS09-074
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS09-074
Researcher: Bing Liu
Organization: Fortinet
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0102 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0102
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4069

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X-Force: 54424
SecurityFocus: 37211 - Microsoft Project Invalid Resource Memory Allocation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 37588 - Microsoft Office Project Memory Validation Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 60830 - Microsoft Office Project File Handling Memory Validation Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 24321 - [MS09-074] Microsoft Project 2000 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2009 11:08
Updated: 05/21/2025 00:59
Changes: 12/16/2009 11:08 (89), 02/18/2017 09:22 (10), 03/17/2021 16:43 (3), 05/21/2025 00:59 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:4A9:103

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