Microsoft Word Bulleted List Handling Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Publish date: March 04, 2011
  Severity: HIGH
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-2752
  Advisory Date: MAR 04, 2011

  DESCRIPTION

Microsoft Word 2000 9.0.2812 and 2003 11.8106.8172 does not properly handle unordered lists, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .doc file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

  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: 1002591
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1002591 - Microsoft Word Bulleted List Handling Remote Memory Corruption

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • Microsoft Word 2000
  • Microsoft Word 2003

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