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TITLE:
Microsoft Publisher Object Handler Validation Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30150

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30150/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
http://secunia.com/product/5275/
Microsoft Publisher 2003
http://secunia.com/product/10986/
Microsoft Publisher 2002
http://secunia.com/product/30/
Microsoft Publisher 2000
http://secunia.com/product/29/
Microsoft Office XP
http://secunia.com/product/23/
Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
http://secunia.com/product/14162/
Microsoft Office 2007
http://secunia.com/product/13228/
Microsoft Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition
http://secunia.com/product/2278/
Microsoft Office 2003 Standard Edition
http://secunia.com/product/2275/
Microsoft Office 2003 Small Business Edition
http://secunia.com/product/2277/
Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition
http://secunia.com/product/2276/
Microsoft Office 2000
http://secunia.com/product/24/

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/details.aspx?FamilyId=8675b9b6-fbf0-4ad2-9210-285e2cc10556

Microsoft Publisher 2002 SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=df623784-6e26-42c0-9e21-e7960b849e1e

Microsoft Publisher 2003 SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=c18b060b-9828-4952-8e80-5328c0832d83

Microsoft Publisher 2003 SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=c18b060b-9828-4952-8e80-5328c0832d83

Microsoft Publisher 2007:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=e4b647c2-79a3-49e0-9b1d-741667fdbcca

Microsoft Publisher 2007 SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=e4b647c2-79a3-49e0-9b1d-741667fdbcca

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Cocoruder, Fortinet Security Research.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS08-027 (KB951208):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-027.mspx

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