CVE-2012-0143 — Out-of-bounds Write in Microsoft Excel

CWE-3995 documents5 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
58.0%
top 1.81%
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 and Office 2008 for Mac do not properly handle memory during the opening of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Using Various Modified Bytes Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/excel2003

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-w534-xhv6-3xvh: Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3 and Office 2008 for Mac do not properly handle memory during the opening of files, which allows remote attackers to execute a↗2022-05-04
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CVEList
CVE-2012-0143: Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3 and Office 2008 for Mac do not properly handle memory during the opening of files, which allows remote attackers to execute a↗2012-05-09
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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