This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS14-020.

Successful exploitation will allow attackers to bypass certain security features. Impact Level: System/Application

Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-020

The flaw is due to an error within pubconv.dll. This can be exploited to corrupt memory and cause an invalid value to be dereferenced as a pointer via a specially crafted Publisher file.

Microsoft Publisher 2003 Service Pack 3 and prior Microsoft Publisher 2007 Service Pack 3 and prior

Get the vulnerable file version and check appropriate patch is applied or not.

• http://secunia.com/advisories/57652
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-020
• https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2817565
• https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2878299

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Updated on 2015-03-25