CVE-2012-0142

high

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."

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15543

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-030

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027041

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53373

http://secunia.com/advisories/49112

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-05-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High