PT-2017-2953 · Microsoft · Office Publisher

Published 2017-09-12 · Updated 2017-09-21 · CVE-2017-8725

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 versions 2007 Service Pack 3 through 2010 Service Pack 2

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to improper handling of objects in memory. This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code using specially crafted content. Exploitation requires a user to open a specially crafted file with an affected version of the software.

Recommendations For Microsoft Publisher 2007 Service Pack 3, update to a version that properly handles objects in memory to prevent remote code execution. For Microsoft Publisher 2010 Service Pack 2, update to a version that properly handles objects in memory to prevent remote code execution. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of specially crafted files that could trigger the vulnerability until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-02278

CVE-2017-8725

Affected Products

Office Publisher

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02278 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8725 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8725 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8725 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8725 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100758 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039322 · Note