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Credit:
The information has been provided by Peter Vreugdenhil.
The original article can be found at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-056
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Vulnerable Systems:
* Microsoft Office Word
* Microsoft Office Excel
The specific vulnerability exists in the OWC10.Spreadsheet.10 ActiveX control installed by Microsoft Office. By accessing specific methods in a certain order heap corruption occurs leading to remote code execution. If exploited, complete control of the affected system can be achieved under the rights of the currently logged in user.
Patch Availability:
Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS09-043.mspx
CVE Information:
CVE-2009-2496
Disclosure Timeline:
2007-12-11 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2009-08-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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