PT-2014-1205 · Microsoft · Mscomctl+5

Published

2014-05-13

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Updated

2018-10-30

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CVE-2014-1809

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Office 2007 version SP3 Microsoft Office 2010 versions SP1 through SP2 Microsoft Office 2013 versions Gold through RT SP1
Description The MSCOMCTL library in Microsoft Office does not properly implement Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), making it easier for remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism. This issue has been exploited in the wild. The security feature bypass by itself does not allow arbitrary code execution, but an attacker could use this ASLR bypass vulnerability in conjunction with another vulnerability to run arbitrary code.
Recommendations For Microsoft Office 2007 version SP3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office 2010 versions SP1 through SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office 2013 versions Gold through RT SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the MSCOMCTL library until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2014-00364
CVE-2014-1809

Affected Products

Mscomctl
Office 2007
Office 2010
Office 2013
Office
Office Project