CVE-2012-1885Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Microsoft Excel

Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
65.9%
top 1.48%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedNov 14
Latest updateMay 14

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Office 2008 and 2011 for Mac; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel SerAuxErrBar Heap Overflow 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
NVDmicrosoft/office2008, 2011+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-8v2c-6fw4-69f3: Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Office 2008 and 2011 for Mac; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2022-05-14
CVEList
CVE-2012-1885: Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Office 2008 and 2011 for Mac; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2012-11-14

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Zscaler
Zscaler Protects against Microsoft's Patch Cycle | Round 3
CVE-2012-1885 — Microsoft Excel vulnerability | cvebase