Microsoft Word Rich Text Format Object Parsing Vulnerability
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-4031
Advisory Date: FEB 15, 2011
DESCRIPTION
Microsoft Office Word 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 Gold and SP1; Outlook 2007 Gold and SP1; Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed string in (1) an RTF file or (2) a rich text e-mail message, which triggers incorrect memory allocation and memory corruption, aka "Word RTF Object Parsing 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: 1003120
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1003120 - Microsoft Word Rich Text Format Object Parsing Vulnerability
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- microsoft office 2004
- microsoft office 2008
- microsoft office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007
- microsoft office_outlook 2007
- microsoft office_word 2000
- microsoft office_word 2002
- microsoft office_word 2003
- microsoft office_word 2007
- microsoft office_word_viewer 2003
- microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter
- microsoft works 8