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CVE-2012-2539Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3; and Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, aka "Word RTF 'listoverridecount' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
7.8 HIGHEPSS 53.03%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | HIGH | 3.1CISA-ADP | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 9.3 | HIGH | 2.0NVD | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Apr 18, 2022
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Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2012-2539
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- microsoft
- Published
- Dec 12, 2012
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16 23:41 UTC
Affected Products
From NVD CPE configurations.
microsoftoffice compatibility pack0 version ranges
No version detail published.
microsoftoffice web apps1 version range
- 2010 sp1
microsoftoffice word viewer0 version ranges
No version detail published.
microsoftsharepoint server1 version range
- 2010
microsoftword4 version ranges
- 2003 sp3
- 2007 sp2
- 2007 sp3
- 2010 sp1
References
- us-cert.gov http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html
- docs.microsoft.com https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-079
- oval.cisecurity.org https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16073
- cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-2539