CVE-2010-3954

Microsoft Publisher 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2010 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Publisher file, aka "Microsoft Publisher Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-12-16 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3954 is rated High Risk (74.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 61.04%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.52% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3954

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-06-17 58.52% 61.04% +2.52%
2 2025-03-30 71.28% 58.52% -12.76%
3 2025-03-29 71.28%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3954

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-3954

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3954

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft publisher 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft publisher 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft publisher 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3954

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