VDB-463 · BID 9342 · SA10529

Microsoft Word up to 2002 Document Security improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Word up to 2002. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Document Security Handler. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The attack requires local access. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advised to implement further encryption.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Word up to 2002 (Word Processing Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Document Security Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was presented 01/02/2004 by Thorsten Delbrouck-Konetzko with Guardeonic Solutions AG as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 9342†), OSVDB (3313†), Secunia (SA10529†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1008586†). Additional details are provided at go.microsoft.com. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.1

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Encryption
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Patch: support.microsoft.com

Timelineinfo

01/02/2004 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Thorsten Delbrouck-Konetzko
Organization: Guardeonic Solutions AG
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-463
SecurityFocus: 9342 - Microsoft Word Form Protection Password Removal Weakness
Secunia: 10529 - Microsoft Word Form Protection Bypass Vulnerability, Not Critical
OSVDB: 3313 - Microsoft Word Form Protection Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1008586
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/06/2004 13:24
Updated: 06/27/2019 14:56
Changes: 01/06/2004 13:24 (69), 06/27/2019 14:56 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:82B:103

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