Access ActiveX Control Vulnerability
Publish date: February 09, 2011
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-0814
Advisory Date: FEB 09, 2011
DESCRIPTION
The Microsoft Access Wizard Controls in ACCWIZ.dll in Microsoft Office Access 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP1 and SP2 do not properly interact with the memory-allocation approach used by Internet Explorer during instantiation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web site that references multiple ActiveX controls, as demonstrated by the ImexGrid and FieldList controls, aka "Access ActiveX Control Vulnerability."
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities. Please refer to the filter number and filter name when applying appropriate DPI and/or IDF rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1004281
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1004281 - Access ActiveX Control Vulnerability
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- microsoft access 2003
- microsoft access 2007
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