Security Advisory

Microsoft Security Advisory 973472

Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Components Control Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Published: July 13, 2009 | Updated: August 11, 2009

Version: 2.0

Microsoft has completed the investigation of a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Components. We have issued MS09-043 to address this issue. For more information about this issue, including download links for an available security update, please review MS09-043. The vulnerability addressed is the Office Web Components HTML Script Vulnerability - CVE-2009-1136.

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Disclaimer:

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

Revisions:

  • V1.0 (July 13, 2009): Advisory published.
  • V1.1 (July 15, 2009): Updated the impact description of the workaround, "Prevent Office Web Components Library from running in Internet Explorer."
  • V1.2 (July 23, 2009): Added additional workarounds.
  • V2.0 (August 11, 2009): Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin.

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