CVE-2010-3955 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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."

Published: 2010-12-16

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 18.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.18927.

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024885
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-103
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12277

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Publisher

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2010-12-16T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:26:12.277Z

Reserved: 2010-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-3955

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-12-16T19:33:03.117

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:23:52.940

Link: CVE-2010-3955

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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