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CVE-2011-1508

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 13.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2011-12-14 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Microsoft Publisher 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2 and SP3, does not properly manage memory allocations for function pointers, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Publisher file, aka "Publisher Function Pointer Overwrite Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Publisher: 2003-sp3, 2007-sp2, 2007-sp3

References

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-091
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14816
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-091
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14816

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