===================================================================== CERT-Renater Note d'Information No. 2008/VULN036 _____________________________________________________________________ DATE : 13/02/2008 HARDWARE PLATFORM(S) : / OPERATING SYSTEM(S) : Systems running Microsoft Office Publisher. ====================================================================== MS08-012 - Critical - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (947085) Published: February 12, 2008 Version: 1.0 This critical security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Publisher that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Publisher file. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. Affected Software o Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 - Microsoft Office Publisher 2000 o Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 - Microsoft Office Publisher 2002 o Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2 - Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 Service Pack 2 Vulnerability Information Publisher Invalid Memory Reference Vulnerability - CVE-2008-0102 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way Microsoft Office Publisher validates application data when loading Publisher files to memory. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted Publisher (.pub) file. When a user views the .pub file, the vulnerability could allow remote code execution. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Workarounds for Publisher Invalid Memory Reference Vulnerability - CVE-2008-0102 o Do not open or save Microsoft Office files that you receive from untrusted sources or that you receive unexpectedly from trusted sources. This vulnerability could be exploited when a user opens a specially crafted file. ====================================================================== ========================================================= Les serveurs de référence du CERT-Renater http://www.urec.fr/securite http://www.cru.fr/securite http://www.renater.fr ========================================================= + CERT-RENATER | tel : 01-53-94-20-44 + + 151 bd de l'Hopital | fax : 01-53-94-20-41 + + 75013 Paris | email: certsvp@renater.fr + =========================================================