HTTP: Microsoft Office Web Components Activex
This signature detects attempts to use unsafe ActiveX controls in Microsoft Office Web Components. An attacker can create a malicious Web site containing Web pages with dangerous ActiveX controls, which if accessed by a victim, allows the attacker to gain control of the victim's client browser.
Extended Description
Microsoft Office Web Components (OWC) are a collection of ActiveX objects which provide limited Office functionality to web pages. OWC is installed by default with both Office 2000 and Office XP. A vulnerability has been reported within some versions of the OWC Spreadsheet component. It is possible for a web page using this component to read the content of any known local file.
Affected Products
Microsoft office_web_components_2000
Short Name
HTTP:STC:ACTIVEX:MS-OWC
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Activex CVE-2002-0727 CVE-2002-0860 CVE-2002-0861 CVE-2006-3868 Components Microsoft Office Web bid:4449 bid:4453 bid:4457
Release Date
07/15/2011
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3336
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Microsoft
CVSS Score
7.5
5.0
5.1