CVE-2014-0980
Buffer overflow in Poster Software PUBLISH-iT 3.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PUI file.
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 40.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 5Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in Poster Software PUBLISH-iT 3.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PUI file.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 4 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits6
Metasploit modules1 module
- Publish-It PUI Buffer Overflow (SEH) (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/fileformat/publishit_puiRank normaldisclosed 5 Feb 2014
Exploit-DB4 entries
- Publish-It - '.PUI' Local Buffer Overflow (SEH) (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 36437local, windowspublished 19 Mar 2015Verified
- Publish-It 3.6d - Local Buffer Overflow (SEH) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 36104local, windowspublished 18 Feb 2015Verified
- Publish-It 3.6d - '.pui' Local Buffer Overflow (SEH) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 31524local, windowspublished 8 Feb 2014Verified
- Publish-It 3.6d - Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 31461dos, windowspublished 6 Feb 2014Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 31461 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 35 days later
· 35 days later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 40.4% · top 1.3% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
9
- publishit-cve20140980-bo(90989) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20140205 CORE-2014-0001 - Publish-It Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125089 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/publish-it-buffer-overflow-vulnerability (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 31461 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 65366 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 102911 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20140205 CORE-2014-0001 - Publish-It Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 56618 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-1010 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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