CVE-2012-0018 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Gold and SP1 does not properly validate attributes in Visio files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "VSD File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2012-05-09

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 53.7% High

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_viewer:2010:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_viewer:2010:sp1::::::

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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 0.53666.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/81731
http://secunia.com/advisories/49113
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53328
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027042
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-031
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75115
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15606

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Visio Viewer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2012-05-09T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:09:17.067Z

Reserved: 2011-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0018

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-05-09T00:55:01.193

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-0018

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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