2751 : Microsoft Word Macro Name Overflow
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8 months ago

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Disclosure

Oct 16, 2003

Discovery

Unknown

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Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

A remote overflow exists in Microsoft Word as an attacker can create a Word document containing a long macro name. This would overflow a buffer and allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, change data or security settings, once the victim opens the document. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious Web page or by sending it to a victim as an HTML email.

Classification

Attack Type: Input Manipulation

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Microsoft Corporation
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