Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office for macOS - CVE-2007-0515
Published: December 6, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1212
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-0515
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office for macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability is caused by boundary error when processing malformed function in Word files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Word 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2007-0515
Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Word 2000 - Download the update (KB929139)
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac - Download the update (KB932185)