MS.Visio.Object.Memory.Corruption

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This indicates a possible attempt to exploit a memory-corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Visio.
The vulnerability is caused by a memory corruption error when parsing malformed objects in the Visio file format. An attacker may be able to use a specially crafted object to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

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Microsoft Visio 2002 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Visio 2003 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Visio 2007 Service Pack 2

Impact logoImpact

System compromise: Execution of arbitrary code on the system.

recomended-action-logoRecommended Actions

Refer to the vendor's web site for the suggested workaround:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms11-008.mspx

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Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)