CVE-2012-0167 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office GDI+ library in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EMF image in an Office document, aka "GDI+ Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

Published: 2012-05-09

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 64.5% 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:office:2003:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3::::::

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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 0.64543.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/49121
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53351
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027038
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-034
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75126
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15628

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:16:19.088Z

Reserved: 2011-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0167

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-05-09T00:55:01.617

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

Link: CVE-2012-0167

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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