Fabrice Desclaux

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Windows versions 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and 2003 SP1 Microsoft Office versions 2000 SP3, XP SP3, 2003 SP2, and Office 2004 for Mac Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.5 Description: A remote code execution issue exists in the RichEdit components provided with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. This issue can be exploited when a user interacts with a malformed embedded OLE object within a Rich Text Format (RTF) file or a Rich Text e-mail message, which triggers memory corruption. Recommendations: For Microsoft Windows versions 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and 2003 SP1, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Office versions 2000 SP3, XP SP3, 2003 SP2, and Office 2004 for Mac, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.5, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of RichEdit components when interacting with RTF files or Rich Text e-mail messages until a patch is available.

The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RTF file with a malformed OLE object, triggering memory corruption.

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Office versions 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP1 and SP2 Microsoft Office for Mac versions 2004, X Description: The issue allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint document with a malformed record, which triggers memory corruption. It is a remote code execution vulnerability that can be exploited by constructing a specially crafted PowerPoint file. Recommendations: For Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, update to a version that is not affected by this issue. For Microsoft Office XP SP3, update to a version that is not affected by this issue. For Microsoft Office 2003 SP1 and SP2, update to a version that is not affected by this issue. For Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, update to a version that is not affected by this issue. For Microsoft Office X for Mac, update to a version that is not affected by this issue.