CVE-2012-0018

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Description

Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Gold and SP1 does not properly validate attributes in Visio files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "VSD File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

References

http://osvdb.org/81731

http://secunia.com/advisories/49113

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53328

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027042

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-031

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75115

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15606

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2012-05-09

Updated: 2018-10-12

Type: CWE-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: HIGH

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_viewer:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_viewer:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

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IDNameProductFamilySeverity
59039MS12-031: Vulnerability in Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2597981)NessusWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
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