Microsoft Office code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Office and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-1316. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office (Office Suite Software) (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 07/11/2006 as MS06-038 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1316. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22032 (MS06-038: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917284)), 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 110035 (Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS06-038)).

A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27607), Tenable (22032), SecurityFocus (BID 18912†), OSVDB (27148†) and Secunia (SA21012†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2367, VDB-29423, VDB-31237 and VDB-31233. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 22032
Nessus Name: MS06-038: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917284)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS06-038⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-1316 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1316
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84255

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X-Force: 27607
SecurityFocus: 18912 - Microsoft Office String Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 21012
OSVDB: 27148 - Microsoft Office File Processing Malformed String Arbitrary Code Execution

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2016 19:50
Updated: 01/05/2025 01:53
Changes: 05/08/2016 19:50 (59), 05/17/2018 23:25 (3), 07/31/2022 07:27 (4), 07/31/2022 07:32 (1), 01/05/2025 01:53 (15)
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