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Microsoft Visual Basic Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (978213)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-031.
Insight
Insight
The issue is caused by a stack memory corruption error in 'VBE6.DLL' when searching for ActiveX controls in a document that supports VBA.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Office XP SP3 and prior. Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and prior. Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications. 2007 Microsoft Office System SP2 and prior. Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK.
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.