THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2009-0566
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2009-0566

Office Publisher vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
28.9%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 SP1 does not properly calculate object handler data for Publisher files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file in a legacy format that triggers memory corruption, aka "Pointer Dereference Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Office Publisher
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2009-07-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 28.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-0566

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Office Publisher is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-0566.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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