(MS13-042) Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2830397)

  Severity: MEDIUM
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2013-1316,CVE-2013-1317,CVE-2013-1318,CVE-2013-1319,CVE-2013-1320,CVE-2013-1321,CVE-2013-1322,CVE-2013-1323,CVE-2013-1327,CVE-2013-1328,CVE-2013-1329
  Advisory Date: MAY 17, 2013

  DESCRIPTION

This security update patches eleven vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a maliciously crafted Publisher file with an affected version of Microsoft Publisher. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. 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.

  SOLUTION

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3
  • Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3
  • Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)

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