Microsoft Word 2000/2003 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Word 2000/2003 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-2752. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Word 2000/2003 (Word Processing Software). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Word 2000 9.0.2812 and 2003 11.8106.8172 does not properly handle unordered lists, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .doc file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The bug was discovered 06/17/2008. The weakness was released 06/18/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2752 since 06/18/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6233.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43155), SecurityFocus (BID 29769†), OSVDB (46645†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-18641†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-47715. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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08/11/2019 +1609 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-2752 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2752
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42816
X-Force: 43155
SecurityFocus: 29769 - Microsoft Word Bulleted List Handling Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: 46645 - MS09-010 - Microsoft Word Unordered List Handling Remote Memory Corruption Issue
Vulnerability Center: 18641 - Microsoft Word Vulnerability Allows User-Assisted Remote Attackers to Cause DoS or to Execute Code, Medium

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

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/11/2019 18:52
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (62), 08/11/2019 18:52 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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