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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-2569

pubconv.dll (aka the Publisher Converter DLL) in Microsoft Publisher 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2 does not properly handle an unspecified size field in certain older file formats, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 21.0%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.0%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

pubconv.dll (aka the Publisher Converter DLL) in Microsoft Publisher 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2 does not properly handle an unspecified size field in certain older file formats, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted Publisher file, aka "Size Value Heap Corruption in pubconv.dll Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
21.00% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
microsoft/publisher
Source
secure@microsoft.com

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