CVE-2006-0001

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-0001
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-09-12 23:07:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionStack-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS: 0.731820000 probability, percentile 0.987970000 (date 2026-04-21)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Office 2000 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2003 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2003 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office xp sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Publisher 2000 All All All
Application Microsoft Publisher 2002 All All All
Application Microsoft Publisher 2003 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Publisher Buffer Overflow in Parsing '.pub' Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Computer Terrorism (UK) :: Security Advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.computerterrorism.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Publisher Font Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#406236 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
SecurityReason - Microsoft Publisher Font Parsing Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-255A -- Microsoft Windows and Publisher Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-054 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Microsoft Publisher Font Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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