Detections
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MS06-054: Vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (910729)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 22334
Synopsis
Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Microsoft Publisher.Description
The remote host is running a version of Microsoft Publisher that could allow arbitrary code to be run.To succeed, the attacker would have to send a rogue file to a user of the remote computer and have it open it. Then a bug in the font parsing handler would result in code execution.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Publisher 2000, XP and 2003.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2006/ms06-054
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 22334
File Name: smb_nt_ms06-054.nasl
Version: 1.30
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 9/12/2006
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:publisher, cpe:/a:microsoft:office
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/12/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-0001
BID: 19951