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MS14-020: Vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2950145)
high Nessus Plugin ID 73417
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Synopsis
Microsoft Publisher, a component of Microsoft Office installed on the remote host, is affected by an arbitrary pointer dereference vulnerability.Description
The Publisher component of Microsoft Office installed on the remote host is affected by an arbitrary pointer dereference vulnerability.A remote attacker could exploit this issue by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Publisher file. The attacker could then potentially run arbitrary code as the current user.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Microsoft Publisher 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP3.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 73417
File Name: smb_nt_ms14-020.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 4/8/2014
Updated: 4/24/2020
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1759
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office, cpe:/a:microsoft:publisher
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-1759
BID: 66622