Microsoft Outlook 2002/2003/2007 SMB Attachment PR_ATTACH_METHOD code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Outlook 2002/2003/2007. Affected is the function PR_ATTACH_METHOD of the component SMB Attachment Handler. The manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2010-0266. Additionally, an exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Outlook 2002/2003/2007 (Groupware Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is the function PR_ATTACH_METHOD of the component SMB Attachment Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Office Outlook 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2 does not properly verify e-mail attachments with a PR_ATTACH_METHOD property value of ATTACH_BY_REFERENCE, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted message, aka "Microsoft Outlook SMB Attachment Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 07/13/2010 by Yorick Koster (SecuriTeam) with Akita Software Security as MS10-045 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0266 since 01/07/2010. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/01/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby and been published 2 days after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47713 (MS10-045: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978212)), 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 110128 (Microsoft Office Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-045)).

Applying the patch MS10-045 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10394.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (59894), Tenable (47713), SecurityFocus (BID 41446†), OSVDB (66296†) and Secunia (SA40566†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 47713
Nessus Name: MS10-045: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978212)
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OpenVAS ID: 902217
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Outlook SMB Attachment Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (978212)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/outlook_smb_attachment
Saint Name: Microsoft Outlook SMB Attachment ATTACH_BY_REFERENCE vulnerability

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MetaSploit ID: ms10_045_outlook_ref_only.rb
MetaSploit Name: Windows ANI LoadAniIcon() Chunk Size Stack Buffer Overflow (SMTP)
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Patch: MS10-045
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS10-045
Researcher: Yorick Koster (SecuriTeam)
Organization: Akita Software Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-0266 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0266
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4146

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X-Force: 59894
SecurityFocus: 41446 - Microsoft Outlook TNEF Stream With MAPI Attachment Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 40566 - Microsoft Office Outlook Linked Attachment Verification Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 66296 - Microsoft Office Outlook SMB Attachment Handling Arbitrary Program Execution
Vulnerability Center: 26410 - [MS10-045] Microsoft Outlook Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted Attachment, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/19/2010 02:00
Updated: 02/01/2025 21:51
Changes: 07/19/2010 02:00 (100), 03/01/2017 09:51 (13), 03/18/2021 07:54 (3), 06/15/2024 21:43 (15), 02/01/2025 21:51 (2)
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