Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, Office...
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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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References
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-027
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2068
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1345
- http://www.osvdb.org/25635
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/919637.mspx
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1738
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1346
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1872
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18037
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20153
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26556
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446012
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016130
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1418
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-139A.html
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/05/19/429353.aspx
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