CVE-2010-2570

Publisher vulnerability

CVSS

9.3

EPSS

25.1%

EPSS pct

98th

Exploited

No known

Heap-based buffer overflow in pubconv.dll (aka the Publisher Converter DLL) in Microsoft Publisher 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Publisher file that uses an old file format, aka "Heap Overrun in pubconv.dll Vulnerability."

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Publisher

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds

Published

2010-12-16

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 25.1% 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-2010-2570

Confirm whether Microsoft Publisher is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2010-2570.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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