Microsoft Word RTF Object Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Publish date: February 15, 2011
  Severity: CRITICAL
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-4030
  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; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Gold and SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted control words 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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4028.

  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: 1003119
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1003119 - Microsoft Word RTF Object Parsing Remote Code Execution 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

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