Microsoft Office 2004 Future input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Office 2004. This affects the function Future. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-3238. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Microsoft Office 2004 (Office Suite Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function Future. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac, does not properly validate binary file-format information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Negative Future Function Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 10/13/2010 with VUPEN (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3238. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (62113), Tenable (50068), SecurityFocus (BID 43653†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27662†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4196, VDB-55001, VDB-54995 and VDB-54994. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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
Organization: VUPEN
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-3238 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3238
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54991

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X-Force: 62113
SecurityFocus: 43653 - Microsoft Excel Negative Future Function (CVE-2010-3238) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 27662 - [MS10-080] Microsoft Excel and Office 2004 for Mac Remote Code Execution via a Crafted Excel File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/26/2021 16:57
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (61), 03/07/2017 14:04 (9), 09/26/2021 16:50 (3), 09/26/2021 16:57 (1)
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