Microsoft Excel 2002 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Excel 2002. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2010-0824. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Microsoft Excel 2002 (Spreadsheet Software). Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a malformed WOPT (0x80B) record, aka "Excel Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0821 and CVE-2010-1245.

The weakness was released 06/08/2010 by Nicolas Joly with VUPEN (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0824. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/15/2021). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50066 (MS10-038: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2027452) (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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110124 (Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS10-038)).

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 9851.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (58913), Tenable (50066), SecurityFocus (BID 40522†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25995†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-51811, VDB-53516, VDB-53511 and VDB-53510. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 50066
Nessus Name: MS10-038: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2027452) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 902068
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2027452)
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03/02/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: VUPEN
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-0824 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0824
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53496

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X-Force: 58913
SecurityFocus: 40522 - Microsoft Excel WOPT Record Parsing Heap Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25995 - [MS10-038] Microsoft Excel 2002 and Office Record Parsing Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/15/2021 01:21
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (66), 02/27/2017 09:41 (13), 09/15/2021 01:13 (3), 09/15/2021 01:21 (1)
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