TITLE:
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Buffer Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21408

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21408/

CRITICAL:
Extremely critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Microsoft Works Suite 2006
http://secunia.com/product/8712/
Microsoft Works Suite 2005
http://secunia.com/product/8711/
Microsoft Works Suite 2004
http://secunia.com/product/3897/
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/2148/
Microsoft Visio 2002
http://secunia.com/product/1091/
Microsoft Project 2002
http://secunia.com/product/157/
Microsoft Project 2000
http://secunia.com/product/158/
Microsoft Office XP
http://secunia.com/product/23/
Microsoft Office 2000
http://secunia.com/product/24/
Microsoft Access 2000
http://secunia.com/product/36/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Visual Basic for
Applications, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the way
document properties are passed from a host application when 
opening a
document and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code when 
a
user e.g. opens a specially crafted Office document or visits a
malicious website.

NOTE: According to the vendor, the vulnerability is being 
actively
exploited in the wild.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Microsoft Office 2000 SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=837A4FA9-FABC-4119-9AAF-2C8663029D2B

Microsoft Project 2000 SR1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=744DD25D-B9A7-4E30-B64E-1C9BB0F87D90

Microsoft Access 2000 Runtime SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=ED5A8C40-C592-4299-AFB2-5F0F6E2B1DCD

Microsoft Office XP SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B26ADC3C-1DB8-46FD-8381-B199EE351E7C

Microsoft Project 2002 SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=62EF50AA-6061-4185-9713-F8C31B195103

Microsoft Visio 2002 SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=43525B6A-58B7-49C7-88D8-4983D1614A96

Microsoft Works Suite 2004:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B26ADC3C-1DB8-46FD-8381-B199EE351E7C

Microsoft Works Suite 2005:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B26ADC3C-1DB8-46FD-8381-B199EE351E7C

Microsoft Works Suite 2006:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B26ADC3C-1DB8-46FD-8381-B199EE351E7C

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK 6.0:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=424DF92A-3CC4-4B72-B2F8-D45ED2A8F4B3

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK 6.2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=424DF92A-3CC4-4B72-B2F8-D45ED2A8F4B3

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK 6.3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=424DF92A-3CC4-4B72-B2F8-D45ED2A8F4B3

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK 6.4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=424DF92A-3CC4-4B72-B2F8-D45ED2A8F4B3

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS06-047 (KB921645):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-047.mspx
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