FKIE_CVE-2012-0184

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-05-09 00:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:36
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Summary
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 SXLI Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/49112
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53375
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027041
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.htmlUS Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/network-intelligence-availability/idefense/public-vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=982
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-030
secure@microsoft.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75117
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14789
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/49112
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53375
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027041
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/network-intelligence-availability/idefense/public-vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=982
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-030
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75117
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14789
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft excel 2003
microsoft excel 2007
microsoft excel 2007
microsoft excel 2010
microsoft excel 2010
microsoft excel_viewer *
microsoft office 2008
microsoft office 2011
microsoft office_compatibility_pack *
microsoft office_compatibility_pack *
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      "value": "Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 y SP3, y 2010 Gold y SP1; Office 2008 y 2011 para Mac; Excel Viewer; y Office Compatibility Pack SP2 y SP3 no manejan correctamente la memoria durante la apertura de archivos, permitiendo a atacantes remotos ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario a trav\u00e9s de una hoja de c\u00e1lculo hecha a mano, tambi\u00e9n conocido como \"Vulnerabilidad de corrupci\u00f3n de memoria en Excel SXLI Record\""
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