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Microsoft Publisher Object Handler Validation Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA30150	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2008-05-13
Last Update:	2008-05-14
Popularity:	4,255 views

Critical:	Highly critical
Impact:	System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	Microsoft Office 2000 Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition Microsoft Office 2003 Small Business Edition Microsoft Office 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 Microsoft Office XP Microsoft Publisher 2000 Microsoft Publisher 2002 Microsoft Publisher 2003

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CVE reference:	CVE-2008-0119

Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Publisher, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the object handler when parsing object header data. This can be exploited to corrupt memory via a specially crafted Publisher file. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code. Solution: Apply patches. Microsoft Publisher 2000 SP3: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=8675b9b6-fbf0-4ad2-9210-285e2cc10556 Microsoft Publisher 2002 SP3: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=df623784-6e26-42c0-9e21-e7960b849e1e Microsoft Publisher 2003 SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=c18b060b-9828-4952-8e80-5328c0832d83 Microsoft Publisher 2003 SP3: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=c18b060b-9828-4952-8e80-5328c0832d83 Microsoft Publisher 2007: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=e4b647c2-79a3-49e0-9b1d-741667fdbcca Microsoft Publisher 2007 SP1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=e4b647c2-79a3-49e0-9b1d-741667fdbcca Provided and/or discovered by: cocoruder, Fortinet Security Research. Changelog: 2008-05-14: Added additional link in "Original Advisory" section. Original Advisory: MS08-027 (KB951208): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-027.mspx cocoruder: http://ruder.cdut.net/blogview.asp?logID=252

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