#VU1418 Buffer overflow in Microsoft products - CVE-2009-0562
Published: December 20, 2016 / Updated: January 9, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1418
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-0562
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting
Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting
Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in Office Web Components ActiveX Control. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web page, trick the victim into viewing it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in Office Web Components ActiveX Control. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web page, trick the victim into viewing it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website:
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=60e2e4e7-aa75-441d-b6fc-7e850bf8e580
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=112114
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=95c94c9a-6aca-42fb-9679-3234f06c72f7
Microsoft Office XP Web Components Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=60e2e4e7-aa75-441d-b6fc-7e850bf8e580
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=112114
Microsoft Office 2003 Web Components Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=95c94c9a-6aca-42fb-9679-3234f06c72f7
Microsoft Office 2003 Web Components Service Pack 1 for the 2007 Microsoft Office System:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=644008e0-77c9-4a02-ac9b-e30d0930c4be
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 Standard Edition Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8f79a073-27e8-46ef-87d8-f09b93521326
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8f79a073-27e8-46ef-87d8-f09b93521326
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 Standard Edition Service Pack 1:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8f79a073-27e8-46ef-87d8-f09b93521326
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8f79a073-27e8-46ef-87d8-f09b93521326
Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0d77ddb3-4d34-4cfe-913b-d05981f59a82
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=60e2e4e7-aa75-441d-b6fc-7e850bf8e580
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=112114
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=95c94c9a-6aca-42fb-9679-3234f06c72f7
Microsoft Office XP Web Components Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=60e2e4e7-aa75-441d-b6fc-7e850bf8e580
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=112114
Microsoft Office 2003 Web Components Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=95c94c9a-6aca-42fb-9679-3234f06c72f7
Microsoft Office 2003 Web Components Service Pack 1 for the 2007 Microsoft Office System:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=644008e0-77c9-4a02-ac9b-e30d0930c4be
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 Standard Edition Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8f79a073-27e8-46ef-87d8-f09b93521326
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8f79a073-27e8-46ef-87d8-f09b93521326
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 Standard Edition Service Pack 1:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8f79a073-27e8-46ef-87d8-f09b93521326
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8f79a073-27e8-46ef-87d8-f09b93521326
Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0d77ddb3-4d34-4cfe-913b-d05981f59a82