Microsoft VBScript ActiveX Word object denial of service
| ms-activex-word-dos (8815) |  Low Risk |
Description:
The VBScript ActiveX Word object is vulnerable to a denial of service attack against affected Windows systems. A remote attacker could create a malicious Word document, Web page, or HTML email containing VBScript, which would create a large number of Word documents on the system using the CreateObject ("Word.Application") function. This would consume all available memory resources, if the attacker can convince a victim to open the malicious document or email or visit the malicious Web page.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 5.01
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 5.5
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 6
- Microsoft, Outlook 2000
- Microsoft, Outlook 2002
- Microsoft, Outlook Express 4.0
- Microsoft, Outlook Express 5.0
- Microsoft, Outlook Express 5.5
- Microsoft, Outlook Express 6.0
- Microsoft, Word 2000
- Microsoft, Word 2002
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Apr 08 2002 - 14:40:17 CDT, IE Word ActiveX DoS Loop at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0108.html.
- BID-4463: Microsoft VBScript ActiveX Word Object Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Reported:
Apr 08, 2002
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