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MS08-018 – Critical: Vulnerability in Microsoft Project Could Allow Remote Code Execution (950183) - Version:1.3

Posted on 10 September 2008

Critical

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.3 (September 10, 2008): Bulletin updated: Added entry to Update FAQ to clarify why this update is Critical for Project 2000 but only Important for all other affected versions of Project.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Project that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Project 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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Other versions

• MS08-018 - Version: 1.0
• MS08-018 - Version: 1.1
• MS08-018 - Version: 1.2
• MS08-018 - Version: 1.2
• MS08-018 - Version: 1.3

 

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