Microsoft Visio 2002/2003/2007 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Visio 2002/2003/2007. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-0096. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Visio 2002/2003/2007 (Image Processing Software). Affected is an unknown function. 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:

Microsoft Office Visio 2002 SP2, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 does not properly perform memory copy operations for object data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Visio document, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 02/10/2009. The weakness was disclosed 02/10/2009 by Bing Liu with Fortinet (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0096 since 01/08/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35633 (MS09-005: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957634)), 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 90479 (Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS09-005)).

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 6786.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48303), Tenable (35633), SecurityFocus (BID 33660†), OSVDB (51835†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20812†). The entries VDB-46455, VDB-46454, VDB-46453 and VDB-46451 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 35633
Nessus Name: MS09-005: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957634)
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OpenVAS ID: 900080
OpenVAS Name: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957634)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Bing Liu
Organization: Fortinet
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0096 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0096
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46452

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X-Force: 48303
SecurityFocus: 33660 - Microsoft Visio Object Copy Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 51835 - CVE-2009-0096 - MS09-005 - Microsoft - Visio - Code Execution Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20812 - [MS09-005] Microsoft Office Visio Memory Corruption Vulnerability via Crafted Visio File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0391

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/21/2025 00:59
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (79), 08/26/2019 21:11 (5), 05/21/2025 00:59 (20)
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