31252 : Microsoft Outlook VEVENT Record Handling Remote Code Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-01-09

Description

A remote memory corruption flaw exists in Outlook. The program fails to validate VEVENT records in .iCal meeting requests resulting in memory corruption. With a specially crafted file, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

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	Outlook	2002
		2003

References

Security Tracker: 1017488
CVE ID: 2007-0033 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 21931
Secunia Advisory ID: 23674
SCIP VulDB ID: 2808
Related OSVDB ID: 31253 31254
CERT VU: 476900
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 925938
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-0104
News Article: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2081067,00.asp
Mail List Post: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/457274/100/0/threaded
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS07-003
US-CERT Cyber Security Alert: TA07-009A

Tools & Filters

Snort	10012 9841
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Credit

Lurene Grenier - Sourcefire

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-01-10 | Disagree?

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