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 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."

Score

CVSS 2.0 9.3 Critical

Status

Modified - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2012-05-09

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected products

• Excel (Microsoft)
• Excel Viewer (Microsoft)
• Office (Microsoft)
• Office Compatibility Pack (Microsoft)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/49112
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53373
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027041
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-030
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15543