>> Microsoft Publisher "pub" File Handling Code Execution Vulnerability (MS06-054)
Title : Microsoft Publisher "pub" File Handling Code Execution Vulnerability (MS06-054) VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-3565 CVE ID : CVE-2006-0001
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-09-12
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Publisher, which could be exploited by attackers to take complete control of an affected system. This flaw is due to a memory corruption error when processing a ".pub" file containing a malformed string, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted document.
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