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Microsoft Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2292970)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-103.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to the way Microsoft Publisher parses specially crafted Publisher files, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Publisher file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Publisher 2010 Microsoft Publisher 2002 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Publisher 2003 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Publisher 2007 Service Pack 2
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.