Buffer overflow in Sanshiro - CVE-2014-0810
Published: January 23, 2017 / Updated: March 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5235
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-2014-0810
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: JustSystems Corporation
Affected software:
Sanshiro
Sanshiro
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a boundary error when processing office documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The weakness exists due to a boundary error when processing office documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0810
Install update from vendor's website.