#VU1390 Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Microsoft Office - CVE-2009-2518
Published: December 19, 2016 / Updated: January 9, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1390
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-2009-2518
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to integer overflow in GDI+ when handling malformed Office Documents. A remote attacker can create a Microsoft Office document containing a specially crafted BMP image, trick the victim into opening 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 integer overflow in GDI+ when handling malformed Office Documents. A remote attacker can create a Microsoft Office document containing a specially crafted BMP image, trick the victim into opening 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=b4ac7fbe-dd19-4940-a576-89a6b7ed602d
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b4ac7fbe-dd19-4940-a576-89a6b7ed602d