Microsoft Office fails to properly handle malformed strings

Overview

Microsoft Office fails to properly handle specially crafted strings. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Description

Microsoft Office applications fail to properly validate strings. When an Office document containing malformed string is opened with an Office application, system memory can be corrupted in a way that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
More information, including a list of affected Office applications, is available in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-038.

Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Apply a patch from Microsoft****
Microsoft addresses this vulnerability with the updates listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-038.

Do not access Office documents from untrusted sources
By only accessing Office documents, such as spreadsheets or Microsoft Word documents, from trusted or known sources, the chances of exploitation are reduced.

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Updated: July 11, 2006

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

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Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

Refer to http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-038.mspx.

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References

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-038.mspx

Acknowledgements

This vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-038.

This document was written by Jeff Gennari.

Other Information

CVE IDs:	CVE-2006-1316
Severity Metric:	16.03 Date Public: