Microsoft Office Publisher Memory Corruption Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019377 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1019377
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-0104
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 12 2008
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2000, 2002, 2003 SP2 and prior service packs
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Office Publisher. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted Publisher (.pub) file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory corruption error and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Bing Liu of Fortinet Security Research reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create a file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued the following fixes:
Microsoft Office Publisher 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D8B085FB-858F-4C7E-96DE-EDFF8F49D62A
Microsoft Office Publisher 2002:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1135C63A-6CE7-4051-81BA-BFBBA8D857FB
Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7078B952-09F6-4C47-8C05-40667E1F1C3B
A restart is not required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-012.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-012.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:53:21 -0500
Subject: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-012 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (947085)
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-012.mspx
CVE-2008-0104
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