HTTP: Microsoft Word Document Parsing Buffer Overflow

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in Microsoft Word Document. A successful attack can lead to a buffer overflow and arbitrary remote code execution within the context of the affected application.

Extended Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word 2002 (10.6612.6714) SP3, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application exception) and possibly execute arbitrary code in winword.exe via certain unexpected values in a .doc file, including (1) an offset that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, (2) a certain value that causes a large memory copy as triggered by an integer conversion error, and other values.

Affected Products

Microsoft word

References

CVE: CVE-2004-0963

Short Name

HTTP:STC:DL:WORD-DOC-BOF

Severity

Major

Recommended

False

Recommended Action

Drop

HTTP: Microsoft Word Document Parsing Buffer Overflow

Extended Description

Affected Products

References

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