Vulnerabilities > CVE-2007-2224 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in Microsoft Office and Visual Basic
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
Object linking and embedding (OLE) Automation, as used in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Office 2004 for Mac, and Visual Basic 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the substringData method on a TextNode object, which causes an integer overflow that leads to a buffer overflow.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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OS | 4 | |
Application | 2 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Nessus
NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_MS07-044.NASL description The remote Mac OS X host is running a version of Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac that is affected by several vulnerabilities. If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into opening a specially crafted Office file or viewing a specially crafted web page, these issues could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code subject to the user last seen 2019-10-28 modified 2010-10-20 plugin id 50053 published 2010-10-20 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/50053 title MS07-043 / MS07-044: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921503 / 940965) (Mac OS X) code #TRUSTED 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 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(50053); script_version("1.18"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2018/07/14"); script_cve_id("CVE-2007-2224", "CVE-2007-3890"); script_bugtraq_id(25280, 25282); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS07-043"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS07-044"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"921503"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"940965"); script_name(english:"MS07-043 / MS07-044: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921503 / 940965) (Mac OS X)"); script_summary(english:"Check version of Microsoft Office"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "An application installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The remote Mac OS X host is running a version of Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac that is affected by several vulnerabilities. If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into opening a specially crafted Office file or viewing a specially crafted web page, these issues could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code subject to the user's privileges."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms07-043"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms07-044"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Microsoft has released a patch for Office 2004 for Mac."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_cwe_id(119,189); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2007/08/14"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/08/14"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/10/20"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2004::mac"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/MacOSX/packages"); exit(0); } include("misc_func.inc"); include("ssh_func.inc"); include("macosx_func.inc"); if(sshlib::get_support_level() >= sshlib::SSH_LIB_SUPPORTS_COMMANDS) enable_ssh_wrappers(); else disable_ssh_wrappers(); function exec(cmd) { local_var buf, ret; if (islocalhost()) buf = pread(cmd:"/bin/bash", argv:make_list("bash", "-c", cmd)); else { ret = ssh_open_connection(); if (!ret) exit(1, "ssh_open_connection() failed."); buf = ssh_cmd(cmd:cmd); ssh_close_connection(); } return buf; } packages = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/packages"); if (!packages) exit(0, "The 'Host/MacOSX/packages' KB item is missing."); uname = get_kb_item("Host/uname"); if (!uname) exit(1, "The 'Host/uname' KB item is missing."); if (!egrep(pattern:"Darwin.*", string:uname)) exit(1, "The host does not appear to be using the Darwin sub-system."); # Gather version info. info = ''; installs = make_array(); prod = 'Office 2004 for Mac'; cmd = GetCarbonVersionCmd(file:"Microsoft Component Plugin", path:"/Applications/Microsoft Office 2004/Office"); version = exec(cmd:cmd); if (version && version =~ "^[0-9]+\.") { version = chomp(version); if (version !~ "^11\.") exit(1, "Failed to get the version for "+prod+" - '"+version+"'."); installs[prod] = version; ver = split(version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE); for (i=0; i<max_index(ver); i++) ver[i] = int(ver[i]); fixed_version = '11.3.7'; fix = split(fixed_version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE); for (i=0; i<max_index(fix); i++) fix[i] = int(fix[i]); for (i=0; i<max_index(fix); i++) if ((ver[i] < fix[i])) { info += '\n Product : ' + prod + '\n Installed version : ' + version + '\n Fixed version : ' + fixed_version + '\n'; break; } else if (ver[i] > fix[i]) break; } # Report findings. if (info) { gs_opt = get_kb_item("global_settings/report_verbosity"); if (gs_opt && gs_opt != 'Quiet') security_hole(port:0, extra:info); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else { if (max_index(keys(installs)) == 0) exit(0, "Office 2004 for Mac is not installed."); else { msg = 'The host has '; foreach prod (sort(keys(installs))) msg += prod + ' ' + installs[prod] + ' and '; msg = substr(msg, 0, strlen(msg)-1-strlen(' and ')); msg += ' installed and thus is not affected.'; exit(0, msg); } }
NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS07-043.NASL description The remote host contains a version of Microsoft Windows that is affected by a vulnerability in the OLE Automation component that could be abused by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host. An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on the remote host by constructing a malicious script and enticing a victim to visit a web site or view a specially crafted email message. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 25881 published 2007-08-14 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/25881 title MS07-043: Vulnerability in OLE Automation Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921503)
Oval
accepted | 2012-09-10T04:00:05.729-04:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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description | Object linking and embedding (OLE) Automation, as used in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Office 2004 for Mac, and Visual Basic 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the substringData method on a TextNode object, which causes an integer overflow that leads to a buffer overflow. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
family | windows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
id | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1248 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
submitted | 2007-08-15T13:16:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title | OLE Automation Memory Corruption Vulnerability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
version | 71 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26449
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476527/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25282
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018560
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2867
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-043
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1248