SB2006071102 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
Published: July 11, 2006 Updated: December 7, 2016
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-2389)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when parsing malformed properties in Office documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Office file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-1318)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when parsing record lengths in Office documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Office file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
3) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-1540)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling malformed strings in Office documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Office file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
4) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-1316)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when parsing record lengths in Office documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Office file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.