Microsoft Publisher code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Publisher. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes code injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0104. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Publisher (Image Processing Software) (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Publisher 2000, 2002, and 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pub file, aka "Publisher Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 02/12/2008. The weakness was shared 02/12/2008 by Bing Liu with Fortinet Security Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0104 since 01/07/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31046 (MS08-012: Vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (947085)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110072 (Microsoft Office Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS08-012)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. 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 5926.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40094), Tenable (31046), SecurityFocus (BID 27740†), OSVDB (41447†) and Secunia (SA28906†). The entries VDB-38706, VDB-40995, VDB-40996 and VDB-41003 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 31046
Nessus Name: MS08-012: Vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (947085)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Bing Liu
Organization: Fortinet Security Research
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0104 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0104
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40999

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X-Force: 40094
SecurityFocus: 27740 - Microsoft Publisher Memory Index Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 28906
OSVDB: 41447 - CVE-2008-0104 - MS08-012 - Microsoft - Publisher - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019377
Vulnerability Center: 17615 - [MS08-012] Publisher Memory Corruption Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution via .pub File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0514

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/04/2019 22:20
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (70), 08/04/2019 22:20 (12)
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