Microsoft Office Publisher PUB File Parsing Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

[cocoruder <cocoruder () gmail com>]

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Microsoft Office Publisher PUB File Parsing Remote Memory Corruption
Vulnerability

by cocoruder(frankruder_at_hotmail.com)
http://ruder.cdut.net


Summary:

    A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office
Publisher while it is parsing PUB file. An attacker who successfully
exploit this vulnerability can execute arbitrary code on the affected
system.


Affected Software Versions:

    Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 0
    Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 SP3
    Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 SP2
    Microsoft Office Publisher 2002 SP3
    Microsoft Office Publisher 2000 SP3
    Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 SP1



Details:

    Currently there is no details released.



Solution:

    Microsoft has released an advisory for this vulnerability which is
available on:

    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-027.mspx



CVE Information:

    CVE-2008-0119



Disclosure Timeline:

    2007.12.10        Vendor notified
    2007.12.10        Vendor responded
    2008.05.13        Coordinated public disclosure             



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