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>> Microsoft Publisher Object Handler Validation Vulnerability (MS08-027)

Title : Microsoft Publisher Object Handler Validation Vulnerability (MS08-027)
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1505
CVE ID : CVE-2008-0119
Rated as : Critical

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-05-13

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A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Office Publisher, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or take complete control of an affected system. This issue is caused by an error in calculating object handler data when opening a specially crafted Publisher file, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious file.

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Cocoruder (Fortinet Security Research).

ChangeLog

2008-05-13 : Initial release

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