Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Memory Corruption Error in VBE6.DLL Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1023974 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1023974
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2010-0815
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 11 2010
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted document that supports Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a flaw in 'VBE6.DLL' and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
The vulnerability is caused by the code that Visual Basic for Applications uses to search for ActiveX controls in a document that supports VBA.
Documents that support VBA include Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, and other third party formats.
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK is also affected.
NSFocus Security Team reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create a file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix.
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=436a8a66-352e-44d1-a610-c825083ad24a
A restart may be required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-031.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-031.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 18:10:17 +0000
Subject: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-031.mspx
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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-031 - Critical: Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978213)
CVE-2010-0815
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