Is CVE-2010-2569 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-2569 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2569?

CVE-2010-2569 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-2569

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 20.6%EU EUVD

pubconv.dll (aka the Publisher Converter DLL) in Microsoft Publisher 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2 does not properly handle an unspecified size field in certain older file formats, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted Publisher file, aka "Size Value Heap Corruption in pubconv.dll Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 20.6% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-2573)
Published: December 16, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-2573 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / publisher
microsoft / publisher
microsoft / publisher

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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