Microsoft Office Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (981160)

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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902158");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-04-14 17:51:53 +0200 (Wed, 14 Apr 2010)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-0479");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("Microsoft Office Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (981160)");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-23");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39347");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
  script_dependencies("secpod_office_products_version_900032.nasl", "secpod_ms_office_detection_900025.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("MS/Office/Ver", "SMB/Office/Publisher/Version");
  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could execute arbitrary code on the remote system
  via a specially crafted Publisher file.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Office Publisher 2002 SP 3 and prior

  - Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 SP 3 and prior

  - Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 SP 2 and prior");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to error in opening a specially crafted 'Publisher' file. This
  can be exploited to corrupt memory and cause an invalid value to be dereferenced
  as a pointer.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a critical security update according to
  Microsoft Bulletin MS10-023.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-023");
  exit(0);
}


include("version_func.inc");

officeVer = get_kb_item("MS/Office/Ver");
if(!officeVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(officeVer =~ "^[10|11|12].*")
{
  pubVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Publisher/Version");
  if(!pubVer){
    exit(0);
  }

  if(version_in_range(version:pubVer, test_version:"10.0",test_version2:"10.0.6860") ||
     version_in_range(version:pubVer, test_version:"11.0",test_version2:"11.0.8320") ||
     version_in_range(version:pubVer, test_version:"12.0",test_version2:"12.0.6527.4999")){
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
  }
}