CVE-2006-0001

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 42.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-09-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Publisher 2000 through 2003 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PUB file, which causes an overflow when parsing fonts.

Affected products

Microsoft Office: 2000-sp3, 2003-sp1, 2003-sp2, xp-sp3
Microsoft Publisher: 2000, 2002, 2003

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21863
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1548
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016825
http://www.computerterrorism.com/research/ct12-09-2006-2.htm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/406236
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445824/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446630/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19951
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-255A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3565
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-054
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28648

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