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CVE-2013-1321

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 21.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-05-15 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Microsoft Publisher 2003 SP3 does not properly check the data type of an unspecified return value, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Publisher file, aka "Publisher Return Value Validation Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Publisher: 2003-sp3

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-042
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16525
• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-042
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16525

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