Zero-day vulnerabilities discovered: 4
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to unknown error when handling specially crafted office documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, cause unspecified error and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
According to Trend Micro, a pair of vulnerabilities of the code execution type namely CVE-2010-3916 and CVE-2010-3915 was uncovered during September 2010 as 0-day flaws.
Software: Ichitaro
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Tarodrop.
Links:
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2010/JVNDB-2010-000053.html
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN01948274/index.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerabilities-...
http://www.justsystems.com/jp/info/js10003.html
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801642
http://archive.feedblitz.com/174203/~3913467
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vulnerability-in-Japanese-Word-Processor-Exploited-to-Infected-Comput...
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling specially crafted office documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, cause buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
According to Trend Micro, a pair of vulnerabilities of the code execution type namely CVE-2010-3916 and CVE-2010-3915 was uncovered during September 2010 as 0-day flaws.
Software: Ichitaro
Known/fameous malware:
TROJ_DROPPER.QVA
Links:
http://www.justsystems.com/jp/info/js10003.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerabilities-...
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-ichitaro-vulnerability-confirmed
http://www.spamfighter.com/News-15406-Vulnerabilities-in-Ichitaro-Word-Processor-Abused.htm
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vulnerability-in-Japanese-Word-Processor-Exploited-to-Infected-Comput...
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling specially crafted characters within office documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, cause buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Ichitaro
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Tarodrop.J
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling specially crafted font files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, cause buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Ichitaro