CVE-2007-1754

Description

PUBCONV.DLL in Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 does not properly clear memory when transferring data from disk to memory, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed .pub page via a certain negative value, which bypasses a sanitization procedure that initializes critical pointers to NULL, aka the "Publisher Invalid Memory Reference Vulnerability".

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 62.21% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory uni-stuttgart.de Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2007/07/msg00254.html vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-037 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018353 vdb entry
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070710.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2479 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1871 vdb entry signature
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-191A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/25988 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/35953 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473309/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1754?
CVE-2007-1754 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1754?
To fix CVE-2007-1754, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1754 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-1754 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~62% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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