Microsoft Reader LIT File Processing Multiple Vulnerabilities
Last Update Date:
15 Apr 2011 14:45
Release Date:
15 Apr 2011
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RISK: High Risk
TYPE: Clients - Productivity Products
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Microsoft Reader, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. These issues are caused by buffer and integer overflows, memory corruptions and array indexing errors when processing malformed LIT files, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable system by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file.
Impact
- Remote Code Execution
System / Technologies affected
- Microsoft Reader PC version 2.1.1.3143 and prior
Solutions
- There is no patch available for this vulnerability currently.
Vulnerability Identifier
- No CVE information is available
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