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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-0009

Original release date:03/14/2006
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, and other versions and packages, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a routing slip that is longer than specified by the provided length field, as exploited by malware such as TROJ_MDROPPER.BH and Trojan.PPDropper.E in attacks against PowerPoint.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:5.1 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 4.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: High
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA06-073A
Name: TA06-073A
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-073A.html
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#682820
Name: VU#682820
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/682820
External Source: BID
Name: 17000
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17000
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060314 SYMSA-2006-001: Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP (2002), and Office 2003 Routing Slip Metadata
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427671/100/0/threaded
External Source: MS
Name: MS06-012
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-012.mspx
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1015766
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1015766
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 19138
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/19138
External Source: XF
Name: powerpoint-presentation-code-execution(29009)
Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/29009
External Source: XF
Name: office-routing-slip-bo(25009)
Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/25009
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=TROJ%5FMDROPPER%2EBH
Hyperlink:http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=TROJ%5FMDROPPER%2EBH
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2006-091810-5028-99
Hyperlink:http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2006-091810-5028-99
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/research/SYMSA-2006-001.txt
Hyperlink:http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/research/SYMSA-2006-001.txt
External Source: BID
Name: 20059
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20059
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060919 Microsoft PowerPoint 0-day Vulnerability FAQ - September written
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/446425/100/0/threaded
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060919 New PowerPoint 0-day Trojan in the wild
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/446370/100/0/threaded
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060822 Major updates in PowerPoint FAQ document - not a 0-day issue
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/444051/100/200/threaded
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060819 New PowerPoint 0-day and Trojan - FAQ document ready
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/443890/100/0/threaded
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060422 PowerPoint Phishing Trojan
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/432004/30/5340/threaded
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 23903
Hyperlink:http://www.osvdb.org/23903
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-3678
Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/3678
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-0950
Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/0950
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=101970
Hyperlink:http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=101970
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-069.htm
Hyperlink:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-069.htm
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1016886
Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016886
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1016720
Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016720
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 19238
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/19238
External Source: FULLDISC
Name: 20060919 New PowerPoint 0-day Trojan in the wild
Hyperlink:http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-September/049540.html
External Source: MISC
Name: http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1618
Hyperlink:http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1618
External Source: MISC
Name: http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=559
Hyperlink:http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=559
External Source: MISC
Name: http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=557
Hyperlink:http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=557
External Source: MISC
Name: http://blogs.securiteam.com/?author=28
Hyperlink:http://blogs.securiteam.com/?author=28
External Source: FULLDISC
Name: 20060822 Major updates in PowerPoint FAQ document - not a 0-day issue
Hyperlink:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-08/0597.html
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:798
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:798
Type: Tool Signature
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:798
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1653
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1653
Type: Tool Signature
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1653
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1553
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1553
Type: Tool Signature
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1553
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1504
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1504
Type: Tool Signature
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1504

Vulnerable software and versions

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spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2003:sp1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2004::mac
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:office:v.x::mac
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:works:2000
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:works:2001
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:works:2002
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:works:2003
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:works:2004
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:works:2005
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:works:2006
* Denotes Vulnerable Software
* Changes related to vulnerability configurations

Technical Details

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CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0009