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Microsoft Word 2000 Unknown Code Execution PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 07 September 2006

Description

Microsoft Word is an industry standard word processing application. An unknown code execution vulnerability is present in Microsoft Word 2000. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code via a memory corruption error on affected systems. Exploitation requires a user to download and open a malicious document in Microsoft Word 2000.

9/6/2006

Vendor has provided information on the vulnerability.

9/5/2006

Vulnerability information has been publicly disclosed.

9/4/2006

Vulnerability information has been publicly disclosed.

9/1/2006

Discovery of malware in the wild using this exploit

 

Recommendations

McAfee Avert Labs is not aware of a vendor supplied patch/update at this time.

McAfee Product Mitigation

McAfee Foundstone
Signature:
Microsoft Word 2000 Unknown Code Execution
Signature identifier:
4576
Release date:
9/6/2006
McAfee Foundstone
Signature:
W32.femot/MoFei worm Detected
Signature identifier:
2004
Release date:
9/6/2006
McAfee Host IPS

The HOST IPS signature protection below is found to block the known malware

Signature:
MS Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability
Signature identifier:
3754
Release date:
6/13/2006
First released in:
security content update 468
McAfee Anti-Virus protection

McAfee Anti-Virus protection below is found to block the known malware

Signature:
W32/MoFei.worm.dr
Release date:
9/4/2006
First released in:
DAT 4844
 

Microsoft Word 2000 Document Handling Client-Side Command Execution Vulnerability

http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/3448

W32/MoFei.worm.dr

http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_119055.htm

Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925059)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925059.mspx

 

 

 
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