CVE-2012-2539

Published: Dec 12, 2012Updated: Apr 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-787

7.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3; and Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, aka "Word RTF 'listoverridecount' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

microsoft

commercial·US

office compatibility packOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

office web appsOn-premDesktop App

Operating Systems / windows

office word viewerOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

sharepoint serverOn-premWeb App

Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware

wordOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV:Mar 28, 2022

Remediation due:Apr 18, 2022

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html

us-cert.gov

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-079

docs.microsoft.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16073

oval.cisecurity.org

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