Microsoft Office 2003/2007/Xp COM Object Instantiator code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Office 2003/2007/Xp and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component COM Object Instantiator. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2010-1263. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Office 2003/2007/Xp (Office Suite Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the component COM Object Instantiator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Windows Shell and WordPad in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7; Microsoft Office XP SP3; Office 2003 SP3; and Office System 2007 SP1 and SP2 do not properly validate COM objects during instantiation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "COM Validation Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 06/08/2010 by Ryan Smith with Microsoft as MS10-036 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1263 since 04/05/2010. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49960 (MS10-083: Vulnerability in COM Validation in Windows Shell and WordPad Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2405882)), 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 90653 (Microsoft Windows Shell and WordPad COM Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-083)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS10-036 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (49960), SecurityFocus (BID 40574†), OSVDB (65219†), Secunia (SA40068†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1024555†). See VDB-4198 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 49960
Nessus Name: MS10-083: Vulnerability in COM Validation in Windows Shell and WordPad Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2405882)
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OpenVAS ID: 902192
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office COM Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (983235)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS10-036

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS10-036
Researcher: Ryan Smith
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-1263 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1263
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4133

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SecurityFocus: 40574 - Microsoft Windows COM Object Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 40068 - Microsoft Office COM Object Instantiation Validation Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 65219 - Microsoft Windows / Office COM Object Instantiation Validation Remote Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1024555

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Created: 06/21/2010 02:00
Updated: 04/28/2019 08:20
Changes: 06/21/2010 02:00 (94), 04/28/2019 08:20 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:CD5:103

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