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CVE-2012-0141 Details

Description

Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2011 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 Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-030 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/49112 CVEVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15152 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53342 CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027041 CVE

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft excel
2003 sp3
2007 sp2
2007 sp3
2010
2010 sp1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft excel viewer
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft office
2011

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft office compatibility pack
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-0141
NVD Published Date:
May 9, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]