Signature Detail

HTTP: Microsoft Office XP Malicious TIFF

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Microsoft Office XP. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Extended Description

Microsoft Office is prone to a remote heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because the software fails to perform adequate boundary-checks on user-supplied data. An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user into opening an Office document containing a specially crafted Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) image. Successfully exploiting this issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

Affected Products

• Microsoft Office Converter Pack
• Microsoft Office XP SP1
• Microsoft Office XP SP2
• Microsoft Office XP SP3
• Microsoft Office XP

References

• BugTraq: 45274
• CVE: CVE-2010-3947