CVE-2012-1885
HIGH severity · CVSS 9.3 · Memory corruption
9.3CVSS HIGH
Summary
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."
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)29%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56425
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027752
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-318A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-076
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78072
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15752
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15916