PT-2016-7290 · Microsoft · Publisher 2010 Sp2+2

Published 2016-12-13 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-7289

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Publisher 2010 SP2 Microsoft Office (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service due to memory corruption via a crafted document. Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in Microsoft Office software when it fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploits the vulnerabilities could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system, then install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Publisher 2010 SP2, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. For Microsoft Office, avoid opening specially crafted files with affected versions of Microsoft Office software until a patch is available. Restrict user rights on the system to minimize the risk of exploitation.

RCE

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-7289

Affected Products

Office

Publisher 2010 Sp2

Office Publisher

References · 8

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7289 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7289 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7289 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037441 · Note
• http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-VD-16-068 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-148 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94718 · Note