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Secunia Security Advisory 15998

Secunia Security Advisory 15998
Posted Jul 13, 2005
Authored by Secunia | Site secunia.com

Secunia Security Advisory - Lord Yup has reported a vulnerability in Microsoft Word, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

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TITLE:
Microsoft Word Font Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA15998

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15998/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Microsoft Works Suite 2004
http://secunia.com/product/3897/
Microsoft Works Suite 2003
http://secunia.com/product/2143/
Microsoft Works Suite 2002
http://secunia.com/product/2144/
Microsoft Works Suite 2001
http://secunia.com/product/2145/
Microsoft Office 2000
http://secunia.com/product/24/
Microsoft Office XP
http://secunia.com/product/23/
Microsoft Word 2000
http://secunia.com/product/2149/
Microsoft Word 2002
http://secunia.com/product/2150/

DESCRIPTION:
Lord Yup has reported a vulnerability in Microsoft Word, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
parsing of fonts. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer
overflow by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Word
document.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Microsoft Office 2000 SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CEE0864B-B196-48F4-A4B9-2ED7FB6D17D2

Microsoft Office XP SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A7E7D2C5-1E2A-4FFB-8FC2-B2B217015820

Microsoft Works Suite 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CEE0864B-B196-48F4-A4B9-2ED7FB6D17D2

Microsoft Works Suite 2001:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CEE0864B-B196-48F4-A4B9-2ED7FB6D17D2

Microsoft Works Suite 2002:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A7E7D2C5-1E2A-4FFB-8FC2-B2B217015820

Microsoft Works Suite 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A7E7D2C5-1E2A-4FFB-8FC2-B2B217015820

Microsoft Works Suite 2004:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A7E7D2C5-1E2A-4FFB-8FC2-B2B217015820

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Lord Yup

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS05-035 (903672):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-035.mspx

iDEFENSE:
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=281&type=vulnerabilities

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About:
This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help
everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest
vulnerabilities.

Subscribe:
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Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.)
http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/


Please Note:
Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by
clicking the link.
Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories.
Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only
use those supplied by the vendor.

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