Microsoft Word Email OBJECT privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Word. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Email Handler. This manipulation of the argument OBJECT causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2482. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to replace the affected component with an alternative.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Word (Word Processing Software) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Email Handler. The manipulation of the argument OBJECT with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Outlook 2000 and 2003, when configured to use Microsoft Word 2000 or 2003 as the e-mail editor and when forwarding e-mail, does not properly handle an opening OBJECT tag that does not have a closing OBJECT tag, which causes Outlook to automatically download the URI in the data property of the OBJECT tag and might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 07/12/2004. The weakness was released 07/10/2004 by James C. Slora Jr. as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-2482 since 08/21/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16663), SecurityFocus (BID 10683†), OSVDB (7769†) and Secunia (SA12041†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-258 and VDB-468. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.4
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Alternative
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

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07/08/2004 🔍
07/10/2004 +2 days 🔍
07/12/2004 +2 days 🔍
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12/31/2004 +171 days 🔍
08/21/2005 +233 days 🔍
06/28/2019 +5059 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: James C. Slora Jr.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2482 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2482
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-751
X-Force: 16663 - Microsoft Word and Outlook Object tag allows unauthorized access, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 10683 - Microsoft Word/Outlook Object Tag Security Setting Compromise Vulnerability
Secunia: 12041 - Microsoft Outlook / Word Object Tag Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 7769 - Microsoft Outlook With Word Editor Object Tag Code Execution

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/12/2004 13:08
Updated: 06/28/2019 20:58
Changes: 07/12/2004 13:08 (75), 06/28/2019 20:58 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:ECF:103

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