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    CVE-2012-1847

    Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2008 and 2011 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 Series Record Parsing Type Mismatch Could Result in Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

    Published:May 9, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:May 9, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.63939
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Excel
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Excel Viewer
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office Compatibility Pack

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2026-81950 (CVSS 7.8) — Double free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81949 (CVSS 7.8) — Integer overflow or wraparound in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code local…
    CVE-2026-81953 (CVSS 7.8) — Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81959 (CVSS 7.8) — Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81951 (CVSS 7.8) — Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81388 (CVSS 7.8) — Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81957 (CVSS 7.8) — Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81395 (CVSS 5.5) — Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.…

    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/49112
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53379
    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/75119
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15575
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49112
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53379
    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/75119
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15575

    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