Word Record Parsing Vulnerability

Publish date: February 15, 2011
  Severity: CRITICAL
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-1900
  Advisory Date: FEB 15, 2011

  DESCRIPTION

Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2; Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2; and Works 9 do not properly handle malformed records in a Word file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted file, aka "Word Record 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: 1004400
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1004400 - Word Record Parsing Vulnerability

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • microsoft office 2004
  • microsoft office 2008
  • microsoft office_compatibility_pack 2007
  • microsoft office_word_viewer
  • microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter
  • microsoft word 2002
  • microsoft word 2003
  • microsoft word 2007
  • microsoft works 9.0

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