MS.Office.Publisher.Remote.DoS

Release Date Oct 27, 2011
Severity medium
Impact Denial of Service: Remote attackers can stop the vulnerable application.
Description This indicates an attack attempt against a Denial of Service vulnerability in Microsoft Office Publisher. The vulnerability is caused by an error when the software handles a malformed ".pub" file. It allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service condition by sending a specially crafted ".pub" file.
Affected Products Microsoft Publisher 2007 Microsoft Office 2007
Recommended Actions We are not aware of any vendor supplied remedy for this issue. Do not open untrusted ".pub" files. www.microsoft.com
Coverage IPS VCM
Reference/s http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22724 (BugTraq)

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