CVE-2012-0013
highpriority · attend · 73EPSS 0.739 · 99 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the Windows Packager configuration in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ClickOnce application in a Microsoft Office document, related to .application files, aka "Assembly Execution Vulnerability."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (3)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-19037Microsoft Office - ClickOnce Unsafe Object Package Handling (MS12-005) (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-18372Microsoft Windows - Assembly Execution (MS12-005)PoC · exploit_db
affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows server 2003all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (20)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47480cnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-005Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51284cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026497cnnvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.htmlcnnvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-005cnnvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14197cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51284cnnvd
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