9.3 - KB919637

Executive Summary

This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.

Summary
Title	Vulnerability in Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Informations
Name	KB919637	First vendor Publication	2005-05-10
Vendor	Microsoft	Last vendor Modification	2006-06-13
Severity (Vendor)	N/A	Revision	N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score	NA
Base Score	NA	Environmental Score	NA
impact SubScore	NA	Temporal Score	NA
Exploitabality Sub Score	NA

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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score	9.3	Attack Range	Network
Cvss Impact Score	10	Attack Complexity	Medium
Cvss Expoit Score	8.6	Authentication	None Required
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Detail

Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of a vulnerability. We have issued a security bulletin to address this issue. For more information about this issue, including download links for an available security update, please review the security bulletin . The vulnerability addressed is the “Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability - CVE-2006-1359”.

Original Source

Url : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/919637.mspx

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

%	Id	Name
50 %	CWE-120	Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') (CWE/SANS Top 25)
50 %	CWE-94	Failure to Control Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1178

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1178
Title:	IE6 DHTML Method Call Memory Corruption (Server 2003)
Description:	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain createTextRange call on a checkbox object, which results in a dereference of an invalid table pointer.
Family:	windows	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2006-1359	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Microsoft Windows Server 2003	Product(s):	Microsoft Internet Explorer
Definition Synopsis:
Windows Server 2003 is installed AND NOT Win2K/XP/2003 is patched AND the version of mshtml.dll is less than 6.0.3790.507

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1418

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1418
Title:	Microsoft Word2003 Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability
Description:	Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 Sp1 and SP2, and Microsoft Works Suites through 2006, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed object pointer, as originally reported by ISC on 20060519 for a zero-day attack.
Family:	windows	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2006-2492	Version:	3
Platform(s):	Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003	Product(s):	Microsoft Word
Definition Synopsis:
Word 2003 is installed AND the version of winword.exe is less than 11.0.8026.0

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1657

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1657
Title:	IE6 DHTML Method Call Memory Corruption (Server 2003,SP1)
Description:	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain createTextRange call on a checkbox object, which results in a dereference of an invalid table pointer.
Family:	windows	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2006-1359	Version:	4
Platform(s):	Microsoft Windows Server 2003	Product(s):	Microsoft Internet Explorer
Definition Synopsis:
Windows Server 2003 is installed AND Win2K/XP/2003 service pack 1 is installed AND the version of mshtml.dll is less than 6.0.3790.2666

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1678

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1678
Title:	IE 5.01 DHTML Method Call Memory Corruption
Description:	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain createTextRange call on a checkbox object, which results in a dereference of an invalid table pointer.
Family:	windows	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2006-1359	Version:	8
Platform(s):	Microsoft Windows 2000	Product(s):	Microsoft Internet Explorer
Definition Synopsis:
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (or later) is installed Windows 2000 is installed AND Win2K/XP/2003 service pack 4 (or later) is installed AND Internet Explorer 5.01 (any patch level) is installed AND the version of mshtml.dll is less than 5.0.3839.2200

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1702

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1702
Title:	IE6 DHTML Method Call Memory Corruption (Win2K/XP,SP1)
Description:	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain createTextRange call on a checkbox object, which results in a dereference of an invalid table pointer.
Family:	windows	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2006-1359	Version:	9
Platform(s):	Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP	Product(s):	Microsoft Internet Explorer
Definition Synopsis:
Win2K or XP,SP1 is installed Windows 2000 is installed OR Windows XP 32-bit SP1 is installed Windows XP 32-bit edition is installed Windows XP is installed AND 32-Bit version of Windows is installed AND Win2K/XP/2003 service pack 1 is installed AND Internet Explorer 6 (any patch level) is installed AND the version of mshtml.dll is less than 6.0.2800.1543

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1738

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1738
Title:	Microsoft Word2002 Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability
Description:	Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 Sp1 and SP2, and Microsoft Works Suites through 2006, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed object pointer, as originally reported by ISC on 20060519 for a zero-day attack.
Family:	windows	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2006-2492	Version:	3
Platform(s):	Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003	Product(s):	Microsoft Word
Definition Synopsis:
Word 2002 is installed AND the version of winword.exe is less than 10.0.6802.0

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2068

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2068
Title:	Microsoft Word2000 Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability
Description:	Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 Sp1 and SP2, and Microsoft Works Suites through 2006, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed object pointer, as originally reported by ISC on 20060519 for a zero-day attack.
Family:	windows	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2006-2492	Version:	3
Platform(s):	Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003	Product(s):	Microsoft Word
Definition Synopsis:
Word 2000 is installed AND the version of winword.exe is less than 9.0.0.8943

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:985

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:985
Title:	IE6 DHTML Method Call Memory Corruption (WinXP)
Description:	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain createTextRange call on a checkbox object, which results in a dereference of an invalid table pointer.
Family:	windows	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2006-1359	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Microsoft Windows XP	Product(s):	Microsoft Internet Explorer
Definition Synopsis:
Windows XP (64-bit,SP1 or 32-bit,SP2) is installed Windows XP 32 bit Service Pack 2 Win2K/XP/2003/Vista/2008 Service Pack 2 is installed AND Windows XP 32-bit edition is installed Windows XP is installed AND 32-Bit version of Windows is installed OR Windows XP 64-bit with Service Pack 1 Windows XP is installed AND a version of Windows for the ia64 architecture is installed AND Win2K/XP/2003/Vista service pack 1 is installed AND the version of mshtml.dll is less than 6.0.2900.2873

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Type	Description	Count
Application	Microsoft Ie cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:7.0:beta_2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2::::::	3
Application	Microsoft Internet Explorer cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:::::::*	1
Application	Microsoft Office cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3::::::	4

SAINT Exploits

Description	Link
Internet Explorer createTextRange memory corruption	More info here

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id	Description
25635	Microsoft Word Unspecified Code Execution Microsoft Word contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary code under the security context of the current user. The issue is triggered due to an unspecified error when processing object pointers. It is possible that the flaw may allow arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.
24050	Microsoft IE createTextRange() Function Arbitrary Code Execution Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is triggered due to a memory corruption error when processing a specially crafted "createTextRange()" call associated with a "checkbox" object. It is possible that the flaw may allow attackers to remotely take complete control of an affected system resulting in a loss of integrity.

Description

25635

Microsoft Word Unspecified Code Execution

Microsoft Word contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary code under the security context of the current user. The issue is triggered due to an unspecified error when processing object pointers. It is possible that the flaw may allow arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

24050

Microsoft IE createTextRange() Function Arbitrary Code Execution

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is triggered due to a memory corruption error when processing a specially crafted "createTextRange()" call associated with a "checkbox" object. It is possible that the flaw may allow attackers to remotely take complete control of an affected system resulting in a loss of integrity.

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date	Description
2014-01-10	Microsoft Office Word Smart Tags code execution attempt RuleID : 21677 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-OFFICE
2014-01-10	Microsoft Office Word Smart Tags code execution attempt RuleID : 21676 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-OFFICE
2014-01-10	Microsoft Office Word Smart Tags code execution attempt RuleID : 21675 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-OFFICE
2014-01-10	Microsoft Office Word Smart Tags code execution attempt RuleID : 21674 - Revision : 5 - Type : FILE-OFFICE
2014-01-10	Microsoft Internet Explorer createTextRange code execution attempt RuleID : 18313 - Revision : 6 - Type : BROWSER-IE
2014-01-10	Microsoft Internet Explorer createTextRange code execution attempt RuleID : 17781 - Revision : 4 - Type : SPECIFIC-THREATS
2014-01-10	Microsoft Internet Explorer createTextRange code execution attempt RuleID : 17263 - Revision : 7 - Type : BROWSER-IE
2014-01-10	Microsoft Internet Explorer createTextRange code execution attempt RuleID : 17262 - Revision : 6 - Type : BROWSER-IE
2014-01-10	Microsoft Internet Explorer createTextRange code execution attempt RuleID : 17261 - Revision : 10 - Type : BROWSER-IE
2014-01-10	Microsoft Internet Explorer createTextRange code execution attempt RuleID : 16690 - Revision : 9 - Type : BROWSER-IE
2014-01-10	Microsoft Internet Explorer createTextRange code execution attempt RuleID : 16035 - Revision : 12 - Type : BROWSER-IE

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date	Description
2006-06-13	Name : Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Microsoft Word. File : smb_nt_ms06-027.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-04-11	Name : Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the web client. File : smb_nt_ms06-013.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Alert History

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Date	Informations
2013-05-11 12:20:21	Multiple Updates

Global Informations

Type	Count
CWE ID(s)	2
Oval ID(s)	8
CPE ID(s)	8
Saint Exploit(s)	1
osvdb(s)	2
Snort® Rule(s)	11
Nessus® Exploit(s)	2

	Related
9.3	CVE-2006-1359
8.8	CVE-2006-2492
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