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ID CVE-2012-0142
Summary 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
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 9.3 (as of 12-10-2018 - 22:02)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-399
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK MEDIUM NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
msbulletin via4
bulletin_id MS12-030
bulletin_url
date 2012-05-08T00:00:00
impact Remote Code Execution
knowledgebase_id 2663830
knowledgebase_url
severity Important
title Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution
oval via4
accepted 2014-06-30T04:05:54.455-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Josh Turpin
    organization Symantec Corporation
  • name Maria Kedovskaya
    organization ALTX-SOFT
  • name Maria Mikhno
    organization ALTX-SOFT
  • name Maria Mikhno
    organization ALTX-SOFT
definition_extensions
  • comment Microsoft Excel 2003 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:764
  • comment Microsoft Excel 2007 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1745
  • comment Microsoft Excel 2010 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12658
  • comment Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15607
  • comment Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15704
  • comment Microsoft Office 2010 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12061
  • comment Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6006
  • comment Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1853
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."
family windows
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15543
status accepted
submitted 2012-05-08T13:00:00
title Excel File Format Memory Corruption in OBJECTLINK Record Vulnerability
version 28
refmap via4
bid 53373
cert TA12-129A
sectrack 1027041
secunia 49112
Last major update 12-10-2018 - 22:02
Published 09-05-2012 - 00:55
Last modified 12-10-2018 - 22:02
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