CVE - CVE-2012-1847

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-1847	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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."
References
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BID:53379 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53379 CERT:TA12-129A URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html MS:MS12-030 URL:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-030 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15575 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15575 SECTRACK:1027041 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027041 SECUNIA:49112 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/49112 XF:ms-excel-series-code-execution(75119) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75119
Assigning CNA
Microsoft Corporation
Date Record Created
20120322	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20120322)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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