Buffer overflow in Microsoft Publisher

CVE-2010-2570

Heap-based buffer overflow in pubconv.dll (aka the Publisher Converter DLL) in Microsoft Publisher 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Publisher file that uses an old file…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.621 (98.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Microsoft Publisher — versions 2007, 2003, 2002
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

TA10-348A (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
MS10-103 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
1024885 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12187 (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)