Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2007-0870
Published: December 10, 2016 / Updated: February 3, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1251
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-0870
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling malformed stream in Word document. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted MS Word document, 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.
Affected software
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Works Suite
Microsoft Word
Works Suite
How to mitigate CVE-2007-0870
Install update from vendor's website:
Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F25020F5-17C7-4A60-9088-944FFACB5F19
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0FE4F405-A568-4F15-B2C6-02D4A4B58E43
Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F25020F5-17C7-4A60-9088-944FFACB5F19
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0FE4F405-A568-4F15-B2C6-02D4A4B58E43
- Microsoft Works Suite 2004 - Download the update (KB934394) (same as the Microsoft Word 2002 update)
- Microsoft Works Suite 2005 - Download the update (KB934394) (same as the Microsoft Word 2002 update)
- Microsoft Works Suite 2006 - Download the update (KB934394) (same as the Microsoft Word 2002 update)