Microsoft Office 2004/2008 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office 2004/2008. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2010-3231. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Microsoft Office 2004/2008 (Office Suite Software). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly validate record information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Excel Record Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 10/13/2010 by Alin Rad Pop (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-3231. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/26/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50068 (MS10-079 / MS10-080 : Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2293194 / 2293211) (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 110136 (Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS10-080)).

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 10569.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (62106), Tenable (50068), SecurityFocus (BID 43643†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27649†). The entries VDB-4196, VDB-55001, VDB-54995 and VDB-54994 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 50068
Nessus Name: MS10-079 / MS10-080 : Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2293194 / 2293211) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 902264
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2293211)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Alin Rad Pop
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-3231 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3231
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54984

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X-Force: 62106
SecurityFocus: 43643 - Microsoft Excel Record Parsing Sign Extension Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 27649 - [MS10-080] Microsoft Excel and Office for Mac Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/26/2021 15:28
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (63), 03/07/2017 09:50 (11), 09/26/2021 15:22 (3), 09/26/2021 15:28 (1)
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