Microsoft Office 2003/2007 Publisher input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office 2003/2007 (Office Suite Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Publisher. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Array index error in Microsoft Publisher 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2 and SP3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Publisher file that leverages incorrect handling of values in memory, aka "Publisher Out-of-bounds Array Index Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 11/17/2003. The weakness was released 12/13/2011 by Will Dormann with Cert/CC as MS11-091 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3410 since 09/09/2011. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2948 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57277 (MS11-091: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2607702)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110161 (Microsoft Office Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS11-091)).

Applying the patch MS11-091 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11924.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (57277). Additional details are provided at computerworld.com. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 4470, 4466, 4469 and 4474.

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Nessus ID: 57277
Nessus Name: MS11-091: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2607702)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-091
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: Cert/CC
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CVE: CVE-2011-3410 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1026414 - Microsoft Publisher Multiple Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34017 - [MS11-091] Microsoft Publisher 2003 and 2007 Remote Code Execution via a Crafted Publisher File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 50943 - Microsoft Publisher Out of Bound Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 46438 - Microsoft Office Publisher Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 77670

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Created: 01/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 03/20/2021 07:49
Changes: 01/21/2012 01:00 (85), 04/05/2017 15:39 (12), 03/20/2021 07:49 (3)
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