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Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2969261)

🗓️ 11 Jun 2014 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AGType 
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This is a vulnerability in Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack that allows remote code execution

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# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.804458");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-2778");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2014-06-11 08:46:24 +0530 (Wed, 11 Jun 2014)");
  script_name("Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2969261)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security update according to
  Microsoft Bulletin MS14-034.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to an unspecified error when processing embedded fonts,
  which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to execute the arbitrary
  code, cause memory corruption and compromise the system.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 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_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2880513");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67896");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-034");
  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("SMB/Office/WordCnv/Version");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);

  exit(0);
}

include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");

wordcnvVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/WordCnv/Version");
if(wordcnvVer && wordcnvVer =~ "^12.*")
{
  # Office Word Converter
  path = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion",
                              item:"ProgramFilesDir");
  if(path)
  {
    sysVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:path + "\Microsoft Office\Office12", file_name:"Wordcnv.dll");

    if(sysVer)
    {
      if(version_in_range(version:sysVer, test_version:"12.0", test_version2:"12.0.6700.4999"))
      {
        security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
        exit(0);
      }
    }
  }
}

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