Vulnerabilities > CVE-2011-0093 - Code Injection vulnerability in Microsoft Visio 2002/2003/2007
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
ELEMENTS.DLL in Microsoft Visio 2002 SP2, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2 does not properly parse structures during the opening of a Visio file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a file containing a malformed structure, aka "Visio Data Type Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 3 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files, when the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high. The attack can be directed at a client system, such as causing buffer overrun through loading seemingly benign image files, as in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028 where specially crafted JPEG files could cause a buffer overrun once loaded into the browser. Another example targets clients reading pdf files. In this case the attacker simply appends javascript to the end of a legitimate url for a pdf (http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/danger-danger-danger/) http://path/to/pdf/file.pdf#whatever_name_you_want=javascript:your_code_here The client assumes that they are reading a pdf, but the attacker has modified the resource and loaded executable javascript into the client's browser process. The attack can also target server processes. The attacker edits the resource or configuration file, for example a web.xml file used to configure security permissions for a J2EE app server, adding role name "public" grants all users with the public role the ability to use the administration functionality. The server trusts its configuration file to be correct, but when they are manipulated, the attacker gains full control.
- Manipulating User-Controlled Variables This attack targets user controlled variables (DEBUG=1, PHP Globals, and So Forth). An attacker can override environment variables leveraging user-supplied, untrusted query variables directly used on the application server without any data sanitization. In extreme cases, the attacker can change variables controlling the business logic of the application. For instance, in languages like PHP, a number of poorly set default configurations may allow the user to override variables.
Msbulletin
bulletin_id | MS11-008 |
bulletin_url | |
date | 2011-02-08T00:00:00 |
impact | Remote Code Execution |
knowledgebase_id | 2451879 |
knowledgebase_url | |
severity | Important |
title | Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution |
Nessus
NASL family | Windows : Microsoft Bulletins |
NASL id | SMB_NT_MS11-008.NASL |
description | The remote host contains a version of Microsoft Visio that is affected by multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities. A remote attacker could exploit these by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Visio file, resulting in arbitrary code execution. |
last seen | 2020-06-01 |
modified | 2020-06-02 |
plugin id | 51908 |
published | 2011-02-08 |
reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. |
source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/51908 |
title | MS11-008: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2451879) |
code |
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Oval
accepted | 2013-02-11T04:00:20.827-05:00 | ||||||||||||
class | vulnerability | ||||||||||||
contributors |
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definition_extensions |
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description | ELEMENTS.DLL in Microsoft Visio 2002 SP2, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2 does not properly parse structures during the opening of a Visio file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a file containing a malformed structure, aka "Visio Data Type Memory Corruption Vulnerability." | ||||||||||||
family | windows | ||||||||||||
id | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12469 | ||||||||||||
status | accepted | ||||||||||||
submitted | 2011-02-08T14:00:00 | ||||||||||||
title | Visio Data Type Memory Corruption Vulnerability | ||||||||||||
version | 8 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/70829
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43254
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46138
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025043
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0321
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-008
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64924
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12469
- http://osvdb.org/70829
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12469
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64924
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-008
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0321
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025043
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46138
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43254