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."
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14816
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-091
Scores
EPSS
0.1445
EPSS Percentile
96.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/publisher
2003 sp3
microsoft/publisher
2007 sp2 (2 CPE variants)
Published
Dec 14, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026