CVE-2012-0142

no score yetEPSS 22%

Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2008 for Mac; Excel Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 do not properly handle memory during the opening of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel File Format Memory Corruption in OBJECTLINK Record Vulnerability."

EPSS: 22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 97% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-399
Published: 2012-05-09
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:excel
microsoft:excel_viewer
microsoft:office
microsoft:office_compatibility_pack

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/49112
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53373
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

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