Microsoft Publisher 2007 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Publisher 2007. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Publisher. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-1117. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Microsoft Publisher 2007 (Image Processing Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Publisher. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Publisher 2007 in Microsoft Office 2007 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to a "file format vulnerability." NOTE: this information is based upon a vague pre-advisory with no actionable information. However, the advisory is from a reliable source.

The weakness was released 02/16/2007 with eEye (Website). The advisory is shared for download at research.eeye.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-1117 since 02/26/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD (estimation calculated on 07/13/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25688 (MS07-037: Vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (936548)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 6 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5455.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32769), Tenable (25688), SecurityFocus (BID 22702†), OSVDB (45264†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14532†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-3172. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 25688
Nessus Name: MS07-037: Vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (936548)
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02/16/2007 🔍
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02/23/2007 +6 days 🔍
02/26/2007 +3 days 🔍
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03/05/2007 +7 days 🔍
07/10/2007 +127 days 🔍
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05/16/2008 +311 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2491 days 🔍
07/13/2021 +2314 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: research.eeye.com
Organization: eEye
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-1117 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35236
X-Force: 32769
SecurityFocus: 22702 - Microsoft Office Publisher Invalid Memory Reference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 45264 - Microsoft Office Publisher File Format Unspecified Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 14532 - [MS07-037] Microsoft Publisher 2007 Unspecified Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/13/2021 15:05
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (77), 07/16/2019 09:52 (2), 07/13/2021 15:05 (2)
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