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Microsoft Project Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA29690
Release Date: 2008-04-08
Last Update: 2008-04-09
Popularity: 4,043 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Microsoft Office Project 2002
Microsoft Project 2000
Microsoft Project 2003

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-1088


Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Project, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error and can be exploited when opening a specially crafted Project file.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
Apply patches.

Microsoft Project 2000 SR1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=fbe46241-b9da-40c6-803d-42eb6234be77

Microsoft Project 2002 SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=07a90718-6597-426d-9dca-a336d60c01b8

Microsoft Project 2003 SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=aaba07d6-e972-4e85-bccd-406aa2c4a4f4

Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits National Cyber Security Center, The Republic of Korea.

Changelog:
2008-04-09: Added link to US-CERT.

Original Advisory:
MS08-018 (KB950183):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-018.mspx

Other References:
US-CERT VU#155563:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155563


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