First published: Tue Apr 08 2008(Updated: )
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Visio 2002 SP2, 2003 SP2 and SP3, and 2007 up to SP1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Visio file containing crafted object header data, aka "Visio Object Header Vulnerability."
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Office | =2003-sp2 | |
Microsoft Office | =2003-sp3 | |
Microsoft Office | =2007 | |
Microsoft Office | =2007_sp1 | |
Microsoft Office | =xp-sp2 | |
Microsoft Visio Professional | =2002-sp2 | |
Microsoft Visio Professional | =2003-sp1 | |
Microsoft Visio Professional | =2003_sp3 | |
Microsoft Visio Professional | =2007 | |
Microsoft Visio Professional | =2007_sp1 |
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CVE-2008-1089 has been classified as a critical vulnerability, allowing remote code execution.
To resolve CVE-2008-1089, it is recommended to apply the latest security updates provided by Microsoft for the affected Office and Visio products.
CVE-2008-1089 affects multiple versions of Microsoft Visio including 2002 SP2, 2003 SP1, 2003 SP2, 2003 SP3, and 2007 versions.
Attackers can exploit CVE-2008-1089 by crafting malicious Visio files that, when opened by a user, execute arbitrary code.
Yes, exploitation of CVE-2008-1089 requires user interaction to open a specially crafted Visio file.