HIGH
PUBCONV.DLL in Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 does not properly clear memory when transferring data from disk to memory, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed .pub page via a certain negative value, which bypasses a sanitization procedure that initializes critical pointers to NULL, aka the "Publisher Invalid Memory Reference Vulnerability"
Published Jul 10, 2007
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 32.78%
Description
PUBCONV.DLL in Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 does not properly clear memory when transferring data from disk to memory, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed .pub page via a certain negative value, which bypasses a sanitization procedure that initializes critical pointers to NULL, aka the "Publisher Invalid Memory Reference Vulnerability".
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
32.78% 0.32782
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.32782
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 32.78% (0.32782) | 98.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 32.78% (0.32782) | 98.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 62.21% (0.62213) | 98.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 69.23% (0.69226) | 98.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 62.21% (0.62213) | 98.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 69.23% (0.69226) | 98.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 62.21% (0.62213) | 98.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 69.23% (0.69226) | 98.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 62.21% (0.62213) | 98.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 95.10% (0.95105) | 99.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2024 | 89.77% (0.89773) | 98.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 87.26% (0.87255) | 98.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 91.84% (0.91838) | 98.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2023 | 90.21% (0.90209) | 98.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 90.69% (0.90689) | 98.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 94.18% (0.94180) | 98.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2007/07/msg00254.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://osvdb.org/35953 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070710.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25988 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473309/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018353 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-191A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2479 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-037 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1871 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2007/07/msg00254.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://osvdb.org/35953 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070710.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25988 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473309/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018353 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-191A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2479 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-037 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1871 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Jul 10, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 29, 2007
Link CVE-2007-1754
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a