Microsoft Visio 2003/2007/2010 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Visio 2003/2007/2010. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-1972. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Visio 2003/2007/2010 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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 Visio 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010 Gold and SP1 does not properly validate objects in memory during Visio file parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "pStream Release RCE Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 08/10/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1972. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/17/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55790 (MS11-060: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2560978)), 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 110156 (Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS11-060)).

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 11535.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68812), Tenable (55790), SecurityFocus (BID 49021†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32655†). The entries VDB-58240, VDB-58239, VDB-58238 and VDB-58236 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 55790
Nessus Name: MS11-060: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2560978)
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OpenVAS ID: 902464
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2560978)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-1972 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1972
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58237

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X-Force: 68812
SecurityFocus: 49021 - Microsoft Visio CVE-2011-1979 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 32655 - [MS11-060] Microsoft Visio Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted Visio File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/17/2021 14:29
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (66), 03/29/2017 17:02 (10), 11/17/2021 14:26 (3), 11/17/2021 14:29 (1)
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