7.8High KEV

CVE-2012-2539Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

microsoft office compatibility pack; microsoft office web apps; microsoft office word viewer; microsoft sharepoint server Published: (13 years ago)

Known exploited — Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 28.03.2022. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 18.04.2022.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2539

Description

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."

Weakness (CWE): CWE-787

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
microsoft office compatibility pack —
microsoft office web apps 2010
microsoft office word viewer —
microsoft sharepoint server 2010
microsoft word 2003

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (9)

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*