Microsoft Office 2003 SP3/2007 SP3/2008/2010 SP1/2011 Spreadsheet resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3/2007 SP3/2008/2010 SP1/2011. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Spreadsheet. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-1887. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3/2007 SP3/2008/2010 SP1/2011 (Office Suite Software) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Spreadsheet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1, and Office 2008 and 2011 for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel SST Invalid Length Use After Free Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 11/13/2012 with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-1887 since 03/21/2012. 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 $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/14/2018).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62909 (MS12-076: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2720184) (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 and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110195 (Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS12-076)).

Upgrading to version 2013 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12648.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78075), Tenable (62909), SecurityFocus (BID 56430†), SecurityTracker (ID 1027752†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37233†). The entries VDB-6933, VDB-6934 and VDB-6935 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 62909
Nessus Name: MS12-076: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2720184) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 902930
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2720184)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Office 2013
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03/21/2012 🔍
11/07/2012 +231 days 🔍
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09/14/2018 +1270 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-1887 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1887
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62914

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X-Force: 78075
SecurityFocus: 56430 - Microsoft Excel SST Invalid Length Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1027752
Vulnerability Center: 37233 - [MS12-076] Microsoft Excel and Office Use-After-Free Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/14/2018 07:29
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (72), 09/14/2018 07:29 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:EE1:103

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