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(MS08-017) Microsoft Office Web Components URL Parsing Vulnerability (933103)
- Type
- Buffer Overflow
- Impact of exploitation
- Remote Code Execution
- User Interaction
- user interaction is needed
- Attack Vector
- Website with malicious content
- Rating
- Medium
- CVE reference
- CVE-2006-4695,
- Vendor Status
- Responded and patched
- Vulnerable systems
- Office 2000 SP3,
- Office XP SP3,
- Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Architect SP1,
- Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Developer SP1,
- Visual Studio .Net 2003 Enterprise Architect,
- Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer,
- Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect SP1,
- Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer SP1,
- Biztalk Server 2002,
- Commerce Server 2000,
- Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 Enterprise Edition,
- Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 SP1,
- Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 SP2,
- Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 Standard Edition,
- Summary
- A vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Components may allow for remote code-execution attacks. A user would have to visit a malicious Web site for an attack to occur.
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Description
Microsoft Office Web Components are a set of COM controls for viewing and publishing spreadsheets, charts, and databases to the Web. A vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Components may allow for remote code-execution attacks. A specially crafted URL may corrupt memory. A user would have to visit a malicious Web site for an attack to occur.
McAfee Product Mitigation & Recommendations
Recommendations
Download and install the patch available from Microsoft (933103): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-017.mspx
McAfee Product Mitigation
McAfee Foundstone
This Foundstone vulnerability check can be used to assess if your systems are vulnerable and is expected to accurately identify if a system is vulnerable in many enterprise environments.
- Signature:
- (MS08-017) Microsoft Office Web Components URL Parsing Vulnerability (933103)
- Signature identifier:
- 5741
- Release date:
- 3/11/2008
McAfee Intrushield
This signature provides coverage for this vulnerability. McAfee Avert Labs will continue to update our coverage, as needed, as new exploit vectors are discovered and as new threats emerge.
- Signature:
- HTTP: Microsoft Office Web Components ActiveX vulnerability
- Signature identifier:
- 0x4023FC00
- Release date:
- 3/11/2008
- First released in:
- 4.1.22, 3.1.59
McAfee Host IPS
This signature provides coverage for this vulnerability. McAfee Avert Labs will continue to update our coverage, as needed, as new exploit vectors are discovered and as new threats emerge.
- Signature:
- Microsoft Office Web Components URL Parsing Vulnerability
- Signature identifier:
- 3912
- Release date:
- 3/11/2008
McAfee Host IPS
Out of the box, HIPS protects against many buffer overflow exploits. McAfee Avert Labs will continue to update our coverage, as needed, as new exploit vectors are discovered and as new threats emerge.
- Signature:
- Generic buffer overflow protection
- Signature identifier:
- 428
- Release date:
- 8/24/2000
- First released in:
- 2.0
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i (VSE8.0i) / Managed Virus Scan (MVS) Buffer Overflow Protection
Out of the box, VSE8.0i and MVS protects against many buffer overflow exploits. McAfee Avert Labs will continue to update our coverage, as needed, as new exploit vectors are discovered and as new threats emerge.
- Signature:
- Buffer Overflow Protection
- Release date:
- 8/30/2004
- First released in:
- Build 131
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i (VSE8.5i) /Total Protection for Small Business (ToPS SB) Buffer Overflow Protection
Out of the box, VSE8.5i and ToPS SB protect against many buffer overflow exploits. McAfee Avert Labs will continue to update our coverage, as needed, as new exploit vectors are discovered and as new threats emerge.
- Signature:
- Buffer Overflow Protection
- Release date:
- 11/29/2006
- First released in:
- Build 354
Additional Resources
Microsoft Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Web Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (933103)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-017.mspx
All Information
Timeline -
3/11/2008
Vendor has provided a patch.
Description -
Microsoft Office Web Components are a set of COM controls for viewing and publishing spreadsheets, charts, and databases to the Web. A vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Components may allow for remote code-execution attacks. A specially crafted URL may corrupt memory. A user would have to visit a malicious Web site for an attack to occur.
McAfee Product Mitigation & Recommendations
Recommendations -
Download and install the patch available from Microsoft (933103): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-017.mspx
McAfee Product Mitigation
McAfee Foundstone
This Foundstone vulnerability check can be used to assess if your systems are vulnerable and is expected to accurately identify if a system is vulnerable in many enterprise environments.
- Signature:
- (MS08-017) Microsoft Office Web Components URL Parsing Vulnerability (933103)
- Signature identifier:
- 5741
- Release date:
- 3/11/2008
McAfee Intrushield
This signature provides coverage for this vulnerability. McAfee Avert Labs will continue to update our coverage, as needed, as new exploit vectors are discovered and as new threats emerge.
- Signature:
- HTTP: Microsoft Office Web Components ActiveX vulnerability
- Signature identifier:
- 0x4023FC00
- Release date:
- 3/11/2008
- First released in:
- 4.1.22, 3.1.59
McAfee Host IPS
This signature provides coverage for this vulnerability. McAfee Avert Labs will continue to update our coverage, as needed, as new exploit vectors are discovered and as new threats emerge.
- Signature:
- Microsoft Office Web Components URL Parsing Vulnerability
- Signature identifier:
- 3912
- Release date:
- 3/11/2008
McAfee Host IPS
Out of the box, HIPS protects against many buffer overflow exploits. McAfee Avert Labs will continue to update our coverage, as needed, as new exploit vectors are discovered and as new threats emerge.
- Signature:
- Generic buffer overflow protection
- Signature identifier:
- 428
- Release date:
- 8/24/2000
- First released in:
- 2.0
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i (VSE8.0i) / Managed Virus Scan (MVS) Buffer Overflow Protection
Out of the box, VSE8.0i and MVS protects against many buffer overflow exploits. McAfee Avert Labs will continue to update our coverage, as needed, as new exploit vectors are discovered and as new threats emerge.
- Signature:
- Buffer Overflow Protection
- Release date:
- 8/30/2004
- First released in:
- Build 131
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i (VSE8.5i) /Total Protection for Small Business (ToPS SB) Buffer Overflow Protection
Out of the box, VSE8.5i and ToPS SB protect against many buffer overflow exploits. McAfee Avert Labs will continue to update our coverage, as needed, as new exploit vectors are discovered and as new threats emerge.
- Signature:
- Buffer Overflow Protection
- Release date:
- 11/29/2006
- First released in:
- Build 354
Additional Resources
Additional Resources -
Microsoft Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Web Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (933103)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-017.mspx
