CVE-2012-0143 (GCVE-0-2012-0143)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-05-09 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 18:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027041 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53374 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49112 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT |
Date Public
2012-05-08 00:00
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