CVE-2012-2539
Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3; and Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, aka "Word RTF 'listoverridecount' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 7.8 High
- Status
- Analyzed - secure@microsoft.com
- Published
- 2012-12-12
- Last modified
- 2025-10-22
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- since 2022-03-28, action due 2022-04-18: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787
Affected products
- Office Compatibility Pack (Microsoft)
- Office Web Apps (Microsoft)
- Office Word Viewer (Microsoft)
- Sharepoint Server (Microsoft)
- Word (Microsoft)
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-079
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16073
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-2539
