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MS08-019 – Important: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949032) - Version:1.3

Posted on 17 April 2008

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Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.3 (April 16, 2008): Bulletin updated: Added entry to Update FAQ to describe additional security features included for Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2, and clarified affected software.Summary: This security update resolves privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Visio that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Visio 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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