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    CVE-2012-0183

    Microsoft Word 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 and SP3, Office 2008 and 2011 for Mac, and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, aka "RTF Mismatch Vulnerability."

    Published:May 9, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:May 9, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.62114
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office Compatibility Pack
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Word

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/49111
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53344
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027035
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-029
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75122
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15327
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49111
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53344
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027035
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-029
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75122
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15327

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High