Buffer overflow in Microsoft Publisher

CVE-2013-1320

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Publisher 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Publisher file, aka "Publisher Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2013-05-15 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.290 (98.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

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: 0.290 · newest: 0.290 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Publisher — versions 2003

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16776 (signature, vdb-entry)
www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-042 (vendor-advisory)