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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2007-1754

PUBCONV.DLL in Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 does not properly clear memory when transferring data from disk to memory, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed .pub page via a certain negative value, which…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 32.8%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

PUBCONV.DLL in Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 does not properly clear memory when transferring data from disk to memory, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed .pub page via a certain negative value, which bypasses a sanitization procedure that initializes critical pointers to NULL, aka the "Publisher Invalid Memory Reference Vulnerability".

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
32.78% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-399
Affected
microsoft/publisher
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.