Microsoft Publisher Object Handler Validation Vulnerability

Secunia ID	SA30150
CVE-ID	CVE-2008-0119
Release Date	13 May 2008
Last Change	14 May 2008
Criticality	Highly Critical Typically used for remotely exploitable vulnerabilities that can lead to system compromise. Successful exploitation does not normally require any interaction but there are no known exploits available at the time of disclosure. Such vulnerabilities can exist in services like FTP, HTTP, and SMTP or in client systems like email programs or browsers.
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
Where	From remote "From remote" describes other vulnerabilities where the attack vector doesn't require access to the system or a local network. This category covers services that are acceptable to expose to the Internet (e.g. HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP). It also covers client applications used on the Internet and certain vulnerabilities where it is reasonable to assume that a security conscious user can be tricked into performing certain actions.
Impact	System access This covers vulnerabilities where malicious people are able to gain system access and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of a local user.
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
Reported by	cocoruder, Fortinet Security Research.
Original Advisory	MS08-027 (KB951208): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-027.mspx cocoruder: http://ruder.cdut.net/blogview.asp?logID=252