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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2006-0001 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Publisher 2000 through 2003 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…

published 2006-09-12 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-0009

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
42.0%
EPSS 42.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

41.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • computerterrorism.com http://www.computerterrorism.com/research/ct12-09-2006-2.htm referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.