Microsoft Office 2004/Xp MSO.DLL memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Office 2004/Xp. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library MSO.DLL. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-0243. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office 2004/Xp (Office Suite Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown part in the library MSO.DLL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in MSO.DLL in Microsoft Office XP SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "MSO.DLL Buffer Overflow."

The weakness was published 02/10/2010 by Damian Frizza with CORE Security Technologies (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0243. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/01/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44413 (MS10-003: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office (MSO.DLL) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978214)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110113 (Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-003)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9369.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (55932), Tenable (44413), SecurityFocus (BID 38073†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24798†). Similar entries are available at VDB-51809, VDB-51808, VDB-51807 and VDB-51806. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 44413
Nessus Name: MS10-003: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office (MSO.DLL) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978214)
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OpenVAS ID: 900228
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office (MSO) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (978214)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Damian Frizza
Organization: CORE Security Technologies
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-0243 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0243
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51810

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X-Force: 55932
SecurityFocus: 38073 - Microsoft Office 'OfficeArtSpgr' Container Pointer Overwrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 24798 - [MS10-003] Microsoft Office \x27OfficeArtSpgr\x27 Container Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/01/2025 21:51
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (68), 02/20/2017 15:55 (10), 09/02/2021 08:51 (2), 09/02/2021 08:56 (1), 02/01/2025 21:51 (16)
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