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TITLE:
Microsoft Visio Viewer Multiple Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA47946

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RELEASE DATE:
2012-02-14

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DESCRIPTION:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Microsoft Visio
Viewer, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system.

1) An unspecified error when validating certain attributes in Visio
files can be exploited to corrupt memory.

2) An unspecified error when validating certain attributes in Visio
files can be exploited to corrupt memory.

3) An unspecified error when validating certain attributes in Visio
files can be exploited to corrupt memory.

4) An unspecified error when validating certain attributes in Visio
files can be exploited to corrupt memory.

5) An unspecified error when validating certain attributes in Visio
files can be exploited to corrupt memory.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities allows execution of
arbitrary code.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Further details available in Customer Area:
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PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Xin Ouyang, Palo Alto Networks.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS12-015 (KB2663510, KB2597170):
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-015

OTHER REFERENCES:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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EXPLOIT:
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