CVE-2012-1888 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Visio 2010 SP1 and Visio Viewer 2010 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Visio file, aka "Visio DXF File Format Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

Published: 2012-08-15

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 24.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2010:sp1:x64:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2010:sp1:x86:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_viewer:2010:sp1:x64:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_viewer:2010:sp1:x86:::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.24151.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-059
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15811

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Visio Visio Viewer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2012-08-15T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:17:26.833Z

Reserved: 2012-03-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-1888

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-08-15T01:55:01.537

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:40:29.813

Link: CVE-2012-1888

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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