Advisory Details

November 9th, 2010

Microsoft Excel MSODrawing Improper Exception Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-10-246
ZDI-CAN-855

CVE ID CVE-2010-3335
CVSS SCORE 9.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Office Excel
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['10634']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Office. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within how the application frees resources when parsing a malformed Office Art record. Due to the application not properly freeing up resources during handling a parsing error, the application will later access the freed reference which can lead to code execution under the context of the application.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-087.mspx
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2010-06-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2010-11-09 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Anonymous
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