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MS08-027 – Critical: Vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (951208) - Version:1.1

Posted on 05 June 2008

There is an newer version: MS08-027 - Version: 1.1

Critical

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.1 June 4, 2008: Added a link to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 951208 under Known Issues in the Executive Summary.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Publisher file. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

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• MS08-027 - Version: 1.0
• MS08-027 - Version: 1.1
• MS08-027 - Version: 1.1

 

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