Microsoft Word 97, 98(J), 2000, and 2002, and Microsoft Works Suites 2001 through 2004, do not properly check the length of the Macro names data value, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Word | Microsoft | 97 (including) | 97 (including) |
| Word | Microsoft | 97-sr1 (including) | 97-sr1 (including) |
| Word | Microsoft | 97-sr2 (including) | 97-sr2 (including) |
| Word | Microsoft | 98 (including) | 98 (including) |
| Word | Microsoft | 98-sr1 (including) | 98-sr1 (including) |
| Word | Microsoft | 98-sr2 (including) | 98-sr2 (including) |
| Word | Microsoft | 2000 (including) | 2000 (including) |
| Word | Microsoft | 2000-sp2 (including) | 2000-sp2 (including) |
| Word | Microsoft | 2000-sp3 (including) | 2000-sp3 (including) |
| Word | Microsoft | 2000-sr1 (including) | 2000-sr1 (including) |
| Word | Microsoft | 2000-sr1a (including) | 2000-sr1a (including) |
| Word | Microsoft | 2002 (including) | 2002 (including) |
| Word | Microsoft | 2002-sp1 (including) | 2002-sp1 (including) |
| Word | Microsoft | 2002-sp2 (including) | 2002-sp2 (including) |
| Works | Microsoft | 2001 (including) | 2001 (including) |
| Works | Microsoft | 2002 (including) | 2002 (including) |
| Works | Microsoft | 2003 (including) | 2003 (including) |
| Works | Microsoft | 2004 (including) | 2004 (including) |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-10/0163.html
- http://www.security.nnov.ru/search/document.asp?docid=5243
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8835
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13682
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A336
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A585
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A586
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A668
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-10/0163.html
- http://www.security.nnov.ru/search/document.asp?docid=5243
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8835
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13682
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A336
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A585
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A586
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A668