ID CVE-2010-3221
Summary Microsoft Word 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 for Mac, and Word Viewer do not properly handle a malformed record during parsing of a Word document, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Word Parsing Vulnerability."
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 9.3 (as of 12-10-2018 - 21:58)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-94
CAPEC
  • Code Injection
    An adversary exploits a weakness in input validation on the target to inject new code into that which is currently executing. This differs from code inclusion in that code inclusion involves the addition or replacement of a reference to a code file, which is subsequently loaded by the target and used as part of the code of some application.
  • 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.
  • 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.
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK MEDIUM NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
msbulletin via4
bulletin_id MS10-079
bulletin_url
date 2010-10-12T00:00:00
impact Remote Code Execution
knowledgebase_id 2293194
knowledgebase_url
severity Important
title Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution
oval via4
accepted 2013-02-18T04:00:32.815-05:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Josh Turpin
    organization Symantec Corporation
  • name Sharath S
    organization SecPod Technologies
  • name Shane Shaffer
    organization G2, Inc.
  • name Sergey Artykhov
    organization ALTX-SOFT
definition_extensions
  • comment Microsoft Word 2002 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:973
  • comment Microsoft Word 2003 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:475
  • comment Microsoft Word Viewer is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:737
description Microsoft Word 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 for Mac, and Word Viewer do not properly handle a malformed record during parsing of a Word document, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Word Parsing Vulnerability."
family windows
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7032
status accepted
submitted 2009-11-10T13:00:00
title Word Parsing Vulnerability
version 11
refmap via4
cert TA10-285A
Last major update 12-10-2018 - 21:58
Published 13-10-2010 - 19:00
Last modified 12-10-2018 - 21:58
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