RCE in Microsoft Office Publisher
CVE-2009-0566
Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 SP1 does not properly calculate object handler data for Publisher files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file in a legacy format that triggers memory corruption, aka "Pointer Dereference Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.289 (98.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.289 · newest: 0.289 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office Publisher — versions 2007
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6285 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/55838 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-030 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35599 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1888 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)