Microsoft Word 2002/2003 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Word 2002/2003. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2010-1903. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Word 2002/2003 (Word Processing Software). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office Word Viewer, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a malformed record in a Word file, aka "Word HTML Linked Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 08/11/2010 by Rodrigo Rubira Branco with Check Point (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-1903. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/22/2021). This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48293 (MS10-056: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2269638)), 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 110129 (Microsoft Office Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-056)).

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 10129.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (60734), Tenable (48293), SecurityFocus (BID 42130†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26790†). The entries VDB-54342, VDB-54341, VDB-54335 and VDB-54334 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 48293
Nessus Name: MS10-056: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2269638)
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OpenVAS ID: 902228
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2269638)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Rodrigo Rubira Branco
Organization: Check Point
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-1903 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1903
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54322

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X-Force: 60734
SecurityFocus: 42130 - Microsoft Word HTML Linked Object Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 26790 - [MS10-056] Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via HTML Linked Objects, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/22/2021 05:22
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (63), 03/02/2017 11:27 (12), 09/22/2021 05:12 (3), 09/22/2021 05:22 (1)
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