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Sid
3-13790

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in Office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. Complete admin access.

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Detailed Information:
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 and XP SP3, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 Office System SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word file with a malformed Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) value, related to a "memory handling error" that triggers memory corruption.

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Affected Systems:
Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007 _null_
Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007 _null_

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Simple.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2008-1434:
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1434

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