Vulnerabilities Affecting Microsoft Word and the Microsoft Jet Database Engine
May 13th, 2008
The Sourcefire VRT is aware of vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Word and the Microsoft Jet Database Engine.
Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS08-026):
Microsoft Word contains a programming error that may allow a remote attacker to execute code on a vulnerable system. The problem occurs when Word parses a file that includes a malformed CSS value.
A rule to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability is included in this release and is identified with GID 3 SID 13790.
Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS08-028):
The Microsoft Jet Database Engine contains a programming error that may allow a remote attacker to execute code on an affected system.
Previously released rules are able to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability and are identified with GID 3 and SIDs 13626, 13629, 13630 and 13633.
The Sourcefire VRT has also added multiple rules in the web-client and specific-threats categories to provide coverage for emerging threats.
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