CVE-2010-3955: microsoft publisher Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-3955 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft publisher. EPSS estimates a 18.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 16-12-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

pubconv.dll (aka the Publisher Converter DLL) in Microsoft Publisher 2002 SP3 does not properly perform array indexing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Publisher file that uses an old file format, aka "Array Indexing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.