Microsoft Excel 2002/2007 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Excel 2002/2007. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1253. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Microsoft Excel 2002/2007 (Spreadsheet Software). This affects an unknown code. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2007 SP1, and SP2; Office 2004 for mac; Office 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with crafted DBQueryExt records that allow a function call to a "user-controlled pointer," aka "Excel ADO Object Vulnerability."

The weakness was published 06/08/2010 by TippingPoint with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-1253. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/15/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

After 2 weeks, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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)).

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 9829.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (58913), Tenable (50066), SecurityFocus (BID 40531†), OSVDB (65228†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26007†). Similar entries are available at VDB-51811, VDB-53516, VDB-53511 and VDB-53510. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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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: 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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Saint ID: exploit_info/excel_dbqueryext
Saint Name: Microsoft Excel DBQueryExt record parsing vulnerability

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-1253 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1253
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53505

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X-Force: 58913
SecurityFocus: 40531 - Microsoft Excel 'DBQueryExt' ActiveX Data Object (ADO) Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 65228 - Microsoft Office Excel ADO Object DBQueryExt Record Handling Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 26007 - [MS10-038] Microsoft Office ActiveX Data Object (ADO) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/15/2021 03:38
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (76), 02/27/2017 09:44 (10), 09/15/2021 03:31 (3), 09/15/2021 03:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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