CVE-2012-2543
highpriority · attend · 46EPSS 0.262 · 98 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP2 and SP3 and 2010 SP1; Office 2011 for Mac; Excel Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Stack Overflow 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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affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft office compatibility packall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (15)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51242cnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS12-076cnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/zh-cn/security/bulletin/ms12-076Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56431enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027752enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-318A.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-076enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15737enisa_euvd
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