PT-2013-3075 · Microsoft · Office Publisher

Will Dormann · Published 2013-05-14 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2013-1318

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Publisher version 2003 SP3

Description A remote code execution issue exists in the way Microsoft Publisher parses Publisher files, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file. This could enable an attacker to take complete control of an affected system, install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. The impact may be less severe for users with limited user rights compared to those with administrative rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Publisher 2003 SP3, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-1318

Affected Products

Office Publisher

References · 7

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1318 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-042 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1318 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1318 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-042 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16682 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A · Note