CVE-2012-0138

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Published Feb 14, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 19.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Gold and SP1 does not properly handle memory during the parsing of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted attributes in a Visio file, aka "VSD File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0019, CVE-2012-0020, CVE-2012-0136, and CVE-2012-0137.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

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Exploit prediction score: 19.9% (19.852% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-015
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14811

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Visio Viewer

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Feb 14, 2012, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:16 PM
Reserved: Dec 13, 2011, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:36 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 14, 2012, 10:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:36 PM

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