CVE-2013-1331 | Microsoft Office - PNG Image Processing Component Operational Intel

Executive Risk Summary

"A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and Office 2011 for Mac, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted PNG data in an Office document. This vulnerability can lead to improper memory allocation and potentially allow an attacker to gain control of the affected system."

Anticipated Attack Path

1. Initial Exploitation: Attacker crafts malicious PNG data and embeds it in an Office document
2. Privilege Escalation: Exploited buffer overflow allows attacker to gain elevated privileges
3. Persistence and Lateral Movement: Attacker establishes persistence and potentially moves laterally within the network

Am I Vulnerable?

Verify the version of Microsoft Office installed on systems
Check for the presence of the vulnerability using OVAL definitions (oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16713 and oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16732)
Apply the patch provided in MS13-051 to vulnerable systems

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Process

Target Asset winword.exe

Standard Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\WINWORD.EXE

PowerShell

# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: winword.exe (Process)
$Targets = 'winword.exe'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}