Microsoft Office up to Xp code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office up to Xp. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-0558. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office up to Xp (Office Suite Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Array index error in Excel in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file with a malformed record object, aka "Array Indexing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 06/09/2009. The weakness was published 06/09/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0558 since 02/12/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50062 (MS09-017 / MS09-021 / MS09-027: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (967340 / 969462 / 969514) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110100 (Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS09-021)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8209.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50786), Tenable (50062), SecurityFocus (BID 35242†), OSVDB (54954†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022351†). Similar entries are available at VDB-37163, VDB-48554, VDB-48553 and VDB-48552. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 50062
Nessus Name: MS09-017 / MS09-021 / MS09-027: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (967340 / 969462 / 969514) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 900670
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (969462)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0558 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0558
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48545

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X-Force: 50786
SecurityFocus: 35242 - Microsoft Excel Array Indexing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 54954 - Microsoft Office Excel Record Parsing Array Indexing Memory Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1022351
Vulnerability Center: 22487 - [MS09-021] Microsoft Excel Array Indexing Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1540

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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/05/2019 20:39
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (80), 09/05/2019 20:39 (8)
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