Word RTF Parsing Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Publish date: February 21, 2011
  Severity: CRITICAL
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-1901,MS10-056
  Advisory Date: FEB 21, 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; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2 do not properly handle unspecified properties in rich text data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted RTF document, aka "Word RTF Parsing Engine Memory Corruption 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: 1004341
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1004341 - Word RTF Parsing Engine Memory Corruption 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

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