MS05-005: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP could allow Remote Code Execution (873352)

high Nessus Plugin ID 16332

Synopsis

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the Office client.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Microsoft Office that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to send a specially crafted file to a user on the remote host and wait for him to open it using Microsoft Office.

When opening the malformed file, Microsoft Office will encounter a buffer overflow which may be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Microsoft has released a patch for Office XP.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2005/ms05-005

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16332

File Name: smb_nt_ms05-005.nasl

Version: 1.38

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 2/9/2005

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office, cpe:/a:microsoft:project, cpe:/a:microsoft:visio, cpe:/a:microsoft:works

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0848

BID: 12480

CERT: 416001

MSFT: MS05-005

MSKB: 873352, 873354, 873355