Microsoft Publisher 2002/2003/2010 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Publisher 2002/2003/2010. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-3954. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Publisher 2002/2003/2010 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Publisher 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2010 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Publisher file, aka "Microsoft Publisher Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 12/16/2010 with VUPEN (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3954 since 10/14/2010. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/07/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51175 (MS10-103: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2292970)), 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 110139 (Microsoft Office Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-103)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (63544), Tenable (51175), SecurityFocus (BID 45281†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024885†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28665†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-54555, VDB-54552, VDB-55777 and VDB-55776. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 51175
Nessus Name: MS10-103: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2292970)
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OpenVAS ID: 902274
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2292970)
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10/14/2010 🔍
12/14/2010 +61 days 🔍
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12/15/2010 +1 days 🔍
12/16/2010 +1 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1554 days 🔍
10/07/2021 +2394 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: VUPEN
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-3954 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3954
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55771

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X-Force: 63544
SecurityFocus: 45281 - Microsoft Publisher (CVE-2010-3954) Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1024885 - Microsoft Publisher Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 28665 - [MS10-103] Microsoft Publisher Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability via a Crafted Publisher File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 10/07/2021 09:20
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (65), 03/11/2017 08:51 (16), 10/07/2021 09:20 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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