CVE-2009-0566

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 28.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-07-15 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

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."

Affected products

Microsoft Office Publisher: 2007-sp1

References

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
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

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