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CVE-2012-0143
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3 and Office 2008 for Mac do not properly handle memory during the opening of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Using Various Modified Bytes Vulnerability.".
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- High
- Base Score
- 9.3/10
- Exploit Score
- 8.6/10
- Access Vector
- Network
- Access Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 10/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Complete
- Availability Impact
- Complete
- Integrity Impact
- Complete
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53374
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49112
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027041
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-030