Microsoft Word 2007/2010/2011 Document Parser resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Word 2007/2010/2011. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Document Parser. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2011-1983. Moreover, an exploit is present. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Word 2007/2010/2011 (Word Processing Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Document Parser. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 and SP3, Office 2010 Gold and SP1, and Office for Mac 2011 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word document, aka "Word Use After Free Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2011 by Nikita Tarakanov (DiGiT) with Digital Security Research Group as MS11-089 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-1983 since 05/09/2011. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57275 (MS11-089: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2590602)), 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 110168 (Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS11-089)).

Applying the patch MS11-089 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. 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 13652.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (57275), SecurityFocus (BID 50956†), OSVDB (77659†), Secunia (SA47098†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1026409†). Further details are available at computerworld.com. The entries VDB-4445, VDB-4470, VDB-4466 and VDB-4469 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 57275
Nessus Name: MS11-089: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2590602)
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OpenVAS ID: 902495
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2590602)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-089
Researcher: Nikita Tarakanov (DiGiT)
Organization: Digital Security Research Group
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1983 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1983
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4482

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SecurityFocus: 50956 - Microsoft Word Access Violation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 47098 - Microsoft Office Word Document Parsing Use-After-Free Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 77659
SecurityTracker: 1026409 - Microsoft Office Use-After-Free Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34015 - [MS11-089] Microsoft Office 2007, Office 2010 and Office for Mac 2011 Remote Code Execution, Medium

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

Created: 01/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 01/12/2025 22:56
Changes: 01/21/2012 01:00 (84), 04/05/2017 15:35 (15), 03/20/2021 09:07 (3), 01/12/2025 22:56 (17)
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