{"cve":"CVE-2012-0185","nvd":{"published":"2012-05-09T00:55:01.943","modified":"2026-06-16T23:36:51.490","status":"Modified","description":"Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP2 and SP3 and 2010 Gold and SP1, Excel Viewer, and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet that triggers incorrect handling of memory during opening, aka \"Excel MergeCells Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/49112","http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027041","http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-030","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75118"],"products":["microsoft:excel","microsoft:excel_viewer","microsoft:office_compatibility_pack"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:24:00.973572543+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-0185","score":0.24628,"percentile":0.97887,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}