CVE-2012-0142 — Out-of-bounds Write in Microsoft Excel

CWE-3994 documents4 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
62.1%
top 1.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office
Timeline
PublishedMay 9
Latest updateMay 4

Description

Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2008 for Mac; Excel Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 do not properly handle memory during the opening of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel File Format Memory Corruption in OBJECTLINK Record Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/excel2003, 2007, 2010+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-47v3-mmr6-rqf6: Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2008 for Mac; Excel Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 do not↗2022-05-04
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CVEList
CVE-2012-0142: Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2008 for Mac; Excel Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 do not↗2012-05-09
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Zscaler
Zscaler Protects against Microsoft's Patch Cycle | Round 9↗
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