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CERT-In Vulnerability Note CIVN-2006-0125
Microsoft Word Document Handling Memory Corruption and Code Execution Vulnerability

Original Issue Date:December 06, 2006
Updated: February 14, 2007

Severity Rating: HIGH

Systems Affected

  • Microsoft Word 2000
  • Microsoft Word 2002
  • Microsoft Word 2003
  • Microsoft Word Viewer 2003
  • Microsoft Works 2004, 2005, and 2006

    • Overview

    A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Word which could be exploited by an attacker to take complete control of the system.

    Description

    The vulnerability is caused due to a memory corruption error when handling malformed documents.

    The attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating and sending specially crafted word document to the affected user and could persuade user into opening the document and could execute the arbitrary commands to take complete control of the affected system.



    Workaround

    Do not open or save Word files received from un-trusted sources.

    Solution

    Apply appropriate patches as mentioned in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-014

    References

    Microsoft
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/929433.mspx

    FrSIRT
    http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/4866

    CVE Name
    CVE-2006-5994

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    The information provided herein is on "as is" basis, without warranty of any kind.

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