Vulnerability Note VU#159484

Overview

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications fails to properly validate document properties. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Description

Visual Basic For Applications (VBA) According to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-047: Microsoft VBA is a development technology for developing client desktop packaged applications and integrating them with existing data and systems. Microsoft VBA is based on the Microsoft Visual Basic development system. Microsoft Office products include VBA and make use of VBA to perform certain functions. VBA can also be used to build customized applications based around an existing host application. The Problem Microsoft VBA fails to properly validate document properties allowing a buffer overflow to occur. For more information refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-047.

Impact

A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Apply an update This vulnerability is addressed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-0047.

Systems Affected (Learn More)

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Microsoft Corporation	Affected	-	08 Aug 2006

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CVSS Metrics (Learn More)

Group	Score	Vector
Base	N/A	N/A
Temporal	N/A	N/A
Environmental	N/A	N/A

References

• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-047.mspx

Credit

This vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-0047. Microsoft credits Ka Chun Leung of Symantec with providing information regarding this issue.

This document was written by Jeff Gennari.

Other Information

• CVE IDs: CVE-2006-3649
• Date Public: 08 Aug 2006
• Date First Published: 08 Aug 2006
• Date Last Updated: 08 Aug 2006
• Document Revision: 4