CVE-2006-0001
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Publisher 2000 through 2003 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PUB file, which causes an overflow when parsing fonts.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Publisher 2000 through 2003 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PUB file, which causes an overflow when parsing fonts.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 41.97% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/office · microsoft/publisher
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 42.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21863Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1548
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016825
- http://www.computerterrorism.com/research/ct12-09-2006-2.htmExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/406236US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445824/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446630/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19951Patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-255A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3565
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-054
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28648
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A590
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21863Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1548
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016825
- http://www.computerterrorism.com/research/ct12-09-2006-2.htmExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/406236US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445824/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446630/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19951Patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-255A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3565
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-054
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28648
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A590
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.