Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (2961033)
🗓️ 14 May 2014 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The vulnerability of the Microsoft Office software allows a malicious actor to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism. | 5 Jul 201600:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2014-1809 | 19 Jun 202616:45 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2014-1809 | 14 May 201410:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2014-1809 | 14 May 201410:00 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2014-1883 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd | |
| MS14-024: Vulnerability in a Microsoft common control could allow security feature bypass: May 13, 2014 | 13 May 201400:00 | – | mskb | |
| KLA10616 Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office | 9 Dec 201400:00 | – | kaspersky | |
| CVE-2014-1809 | 14 May 201411:13 | – | nvd | |
| Design/Logic Flaw | 14 May 201411:13 | – | prion | |
| Microsoft Office multiple security vulnerabilities | 14 May 201400:00 | – | securityvulns |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| support | www.support.microsoft.com/kb/2880508 |
| technet | www.technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-024 |
| support | www.support.microsoft.com/kb/2589288 |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/67273 |
| support | www.support.microsoft.com/kb/2961033 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.804451");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-1809");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2014-05-14 13:48:02 +0530 (Wed, 14 May 2014)");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_name("Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (2961033)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security
update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS14-024.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A security feature bypass flaw exists
because the MSCOMCTL common controls library used by Microsoft Office
software does not properly implement Address Space Layout Randomization
(ASLR).");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote
attackers to bypass the ASLR security feature, which helps protect users from a
broad class of vulnerabilities.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 and prior
- Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 and prior");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2961033");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67273");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2880508");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2589288");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-024");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("secpod_office_products_version_900032.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("MS/Office/Ver");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
## MS Office 2013
offVer = get_kb_item("MS/Office/Ver");
if(!offVer){
exit(0);
}
sysPath = smb_get_systemroot();
if(!sysPath){
exit(0);
}
sysVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"system32\Mscomctl.Ocx");
sysVer1 = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"system32\Msstdfmt.dll");
if(sysVer || sysVer1)
{
if(offVer =~ "^[12|14|15].*")
{
if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"6.1.98.39"))
{
report = "File checked: system32\Mscomctl.Ocx\n" +
"File version: " + sysVer + "\n" +
"Vulnerable range: Less than 6.1.98.39\n" ;
security_message(data:report);
exit(0);
}
}
if(offVer =~ "^12.*")
{
if(version_is_less(version:sysVer1, test_version:"6.1.98.39"))
{
report = "File checked: system32\Msstdfmt.dll\n" +
"File version: " + sysVer1 + "\n" +
"Vulnerable range: Less than 6.1.98.39\n" ;
security_message(data:report);
exit(0);
}
}
}
if(offVer =~ "^[12|14].*")
{
path = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion",
item:"CommonFilesDir");
if(path)
{
filePath = path + "\DESIGNER";
fileVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:filePath, file_name:"\Msaddndr.dll");
if(fileVer)
{
if(version_is_less(version:fileVer, test_version:"6.1.98.39"))
{
report = "File checked: " + filePath + "\Msaddndr.dll\n" +
"File version: " + fileVer + "\n" +
"Vulnerable range: Less than 6.1.98.39\n" ;
security_message(data:report);
exit(0);
}
}
}
}
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