Microsoft Windows Wordpad Word 97 Document code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Wordpad. This manipulation as part of Word 97 Document causes code injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2011-0028. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (version unknown) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Wordpad. The manipulation as part of a Word 97 Document leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WordPad in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly parse fields in Word documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .doc file, aka "WordPad Converter Parsing Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 04/12/2011 by Carsten Eiram with Secunia Research as MS11-033 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-0028 since 12/10/2010. 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 price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/20/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 53390 (MS11-033: Vulnerability in WordPad Text Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2485663)), 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 90693 (Microsoft WordPad Text Converters Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS11-033)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS11-033 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 10996.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66393), Tenable (53390), SecurityFocus (BID 47236†), Secunia (SA41387†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31031†). See VDB-4335, VDB-4337, VDB-4331 and VDB-4336 for similar entries. 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: 53390
Nessus Name: MS11-033: Vulnerability in WordPad Text Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2485663)
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OpenVAS ID: 900284
OpenVAS Name: WordPad Text Converters Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2485663)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS11-033
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-033
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-0028 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0028
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4333

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X-Force: 66393
SecurityFocus: 47236 - Microsoft WordPad Text Converter (CVE-2011-0028) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 41387 - Microsoft Windows Wordpad Word 97 Converter Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 31031 - [MS11-033] Microsoft Windows XP and Window Server 2003 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2011 02:00
Updated: 01/20/2025 02:26
Changes: 04/18/2011 02:00 (86), 03/21/2017 10:05 (10), 03/19/2021 08:59 (3), 01/20/2025 02:26 (16)
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