MS.Word.Linked.Objects.Memory.Corruption

Release Date Aug 11, 2010
Severity critical
Impact System compromise Denial of service
Description This indicates a possible attack against a memory-corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Word. The vulnerability is caused by the vulnerable software's inability to properly handle malformed data in Word documents. An attacker may exploit this to execute arbitrary code.
Affected Products Microsoft Office Word 2002 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office Word 2003 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office Word Viewer
Recommended Actions Apply the update supplied by the vendor: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms10-056.mspx
Coverage IPS VCM
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) CVE-2010-1903
Reference/s http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms10-056.mspx (MS-ID) http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-151

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