CVE-2007-6534 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can crash Microsoft Office Publisher by tricking users into opening a crafted PUB file, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-6534?
CVE-2007-6534 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Dec 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Publisher allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PUB file, possibly involving wordart.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6534?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Publisher.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6534?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6534 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-6534 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6534 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hfhc-vgmh-5hf8.