CVE-2009-0566 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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."

Published: 2009-07-15

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 48.7% 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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_publisher:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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 0.4874.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/55838
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35599
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022546
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1888
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-030
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6285

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Publisher

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2009-07-15T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:40:05.108Z

Reserved: 2009-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0566

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-07-15T15:30:01.313

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-0566

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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