Buffer overflow in Microsoft products - CVE-2006-6561

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability is caused by boundary error when processing  an unchecked word count 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-2006-6561

Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3

Microsoft Word 2000 - Download the update (KB929139)

Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3

Microsoft Word 2002 - Download the update (KB929061)

Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2

Microsoft Word 2003 - Download the update (KB929057)

Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 - Download the update (KB924883)

Microsoft Works Suites

Microsoft Works Suite 2004 - Download the update (KB929061) (same as the Microsoft Word 2002 update)

Microsoft Works Suite 2005 - Download the update (KB929061) (same as the Microsoft Word 2002 update)

Microsoft Works Suite 2006 - Download the update (KB929061) (same as the Microsoft Word 2002 update)

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac

Sources

• https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms07-014