8414.txt

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Rule: 

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Sid: 
8414

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Summary: 
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in Microsoft Office. 

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Impact: 
Serious. Code execution on the affected host may be possible.

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Detailed Information:
Microsoft Office suffers from a programming error that may allow a remote attacker to execute code of their choosing. The flaw is present in the processing of Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) files.

It may be possible for an attacker to overflow a fixed length buffer using a malformed GIF file and execute code on the victim host in the context of the current user.

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Affected Systems:
Microsoft 2003, 2000 and XP
Microsoft Works

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Attack Scenarios: 
An attacker would need to supply a malformed GIF file for the user to open in an affected product.

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Ease of Attack: 
Simple.

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False Positives:
This event may be generated by GIF files being browsed normally on the web.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action: 
Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team

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Additional References:

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