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Windows Applications Insecure Library Loading

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TITLE:
Microsoft Office XP Word Multiple Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA41785

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RELEASE DATE:
2010-10-13

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DESCRIPTION:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Microsoft Word 2002,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's
system.

1) An error when parsing a specially crafted Word file may result in
an uninitialised pointer being used.

2) An improper boundary check when parsing a specially crafted Word
file can be exploited to corrupt memory.

3) An error in the handling of certain index values in a specially
crafted Word file can be exploited to corrupt memory.

4) An error in the handling of certain return values when parsing a
specially crafted Word file can be exploited to corrupt memory.

5) An error in the handling of bookmarks when parsing a specially
crafted Word file can be exploited to corrupt memory.

6) An error in the handling of certain pointers when parsing a
specially crafted Word file can be exploited to corrupt memory.

7) An error in the handling of certain records when parsing a
specially crafted Word file can be exploited to cause a heap-based
buffer overflow.

8) An error in the handling of certain indexes when parsing a
specially crafted Word file can be exploited to corrupt memory.

9) An error in the parsing of a specially crafted Word file can be
exploited to corrupt memory.

10) An error in the handling of certain malformed records when
parsing a specially crafted Word file can be exploited to corrupt
memory.

11) A boundary error when parsing a specially crafted Word file can
be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities may allow execution of
arbitrary code.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
1-10) The vendor credits Chaouki Bekrar, Vupen.
11) The vendor credits Nicolas Joly, Vupen.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS10-079 (KB2293194, KB2328360):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-079.mspx

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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EXPLOIT:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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