Vulnerability CVE-2012-0182
Published: 2012-10-09   Modified: 2012-10-10

Description:
Microsoft Word 2007 SP2 and SP3 does not properly handle memory during the parsing of Word documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Word PAPX Section Corruption Vulnerability."

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Microsoft Office Word PAPX Section Remote Code Execution
Anonymous
21.12.2012

Type:

CWE-94

 (Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Microsoft -> WORD 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55780
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-283A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-064
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15426
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