Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3/2010 SP2 Office Document memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3/2010 SP2. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Office Document Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-0136. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3/2010 SP2 (Spreadsheet Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Office Document Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, and Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 04/12/2016 as MS16-042 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-0136 since 12/04/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90436 (MS16-042: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3148775)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110271 (Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS16-042)).

Applying the patch MS16-042 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 24132.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (90436), SecurityFocus (BID 85897†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-58122†). See VDB-82224, VDB-82225 and VDB-82229 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 90436
Nessus Name: MS16-042: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3148775)
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OpenVAS ID: 801345
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (3148775)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-042
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0136 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0136
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82228

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SecurityFocus: 85897
SecurityTracker: 1035524
Vulnerability Center: 58122 - [MS16-042] Multiple Microsoft Office Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2016-0136, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/13/2016 10:02
Updated: 07/13/2022 21:08
Changes: 04/13/2016 10:02 (74), 02/04/2019 12:57 (12), 07/13/2022 21:08 (3)
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