PT-2005-1119 · Microsoft · Office Xp

Rafel Ivgi · Published 2005-02-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2004-0848

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Office XP

Description A buffer overflow issue in Microsoft Office XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This can be achieved via a link with a URL file location containing long inputs, specifically after encountering a "%00 (null byte) in .doc filenames or a "%0a" (carriage return) in .rtf filenames.

Recommendations For Microsoft Office XP, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of .doc and .rtf files with "%00" or "%0a" in their filenames until a patch is available. Restrict access to potentially vulnerable files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0848

Affected Products

Office Xp

References · 9

• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html · Patch
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-005 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0848 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/416001 · Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19107 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2348 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2738 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0848 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4022 · Note