Microsoft Office 2007/2010 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Office 2007/2010. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-1982. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office 2007/2010 (Office Suite Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown part. 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 Office 2007 SP2, and 2010 Gold and SP1, does not initialize an unspecified object pointer during the opening of Word documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Office Uninitialized Object Pointer Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 01/30/2007. The weakness was presented 09/15/2011 with CERT/CC (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-1982 since 05/09/2011. 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 01/06/2025).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1689 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56176 (MS11-073: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2587634)), 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 110157 (Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS11-073)).

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 11676.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (69501), Tenable (56176), SecurityFocus (BID 49513†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33231†). See VDB-4412, VDB-58492, VDB-58491 and VDB-58490 for similar entries. 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: 56176
Nessus Name: MS11-073: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2587634)
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OpenVAS ID: 902567
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilites (2587634)
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01/30/2007 🔍
05/09/2011 +1560 days 🔍
09/13/2011 +127 days 🔍
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09/14/2011 +1 days 🔍
09/15/2011 +1 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1285 days 🔍
01/06/2025 +3577 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-1982 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1982
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58488

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X-Force: 69501
SecurityFocus: 49513 - Microsoft Office 'MSO.dll' Uninitialized Pointer (CVE-2011-1982) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 33231 - [MS11-073] Microsoft Office 2007 and Office 2010 Remote Code Execution via a Crafted Word File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/06/2025 03:48
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (67), 04/01/2017 10:28 (12), 11/20/2021 06:28 (3), 01/06/2025 03:48 (15)
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