CVE-2008-0102 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Publisher 2000, 2002, and 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pub file, related to invalid "memory values," aka "Publisher Invalid Memory Reference Vulnerability."

Published: 2008-02-12

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 59.6% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2002:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2003:sp2::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.59612.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/28906
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27739
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019376
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0514/references
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-012
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5305

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Publisher

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2008-02-12T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:32:23.930Z

Reserved: 2008-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0102

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-12T23:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0102

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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