Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2007 Sp1/Xp resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2007 Sp1/Xp. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-1090. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2007 Sp1/Xp (Office Suite Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. 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:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Visio 2002 SP2, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 up to SP1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .DXF file, aka "Visio Memory Validation Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 04/08/2008. The weakness was released 04/08/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1090 since 02/28/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31792 (MS08-019: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949032)), 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 110078 (Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS08-019)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. 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 8884.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41452), Tenable (31792), SecurityFocus (BID 28556†), OSVDB (44170†) and Secunia (SA29691†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3671, VDB-3670, VDB-41879 and VDB-41878. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 31792
Nessus Name: MS08-019: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949032)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1090 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41881

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X-Force: 41452
SecurityFocus: 28556 - Microsoft Visio Memory Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 29691
OSVDB: 44170 - CVE-2008-1090 - MS08-019 - Microsoft - Visio - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019804
Vulnerability Center: 18135 - [MS08-019] Microsoft Visio Memory Validation Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Execute Code, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1143

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/08/2019 10:41
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (76), 08/08/2019 10:41 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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