Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 9, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-0142
CVE-2012-0142
Description
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2008 for Mac; Excel Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 do not properly handle memory during the opening of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel File Format Memory Corruption in OBJECTLINK Record Vulnerability."
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=2010 SP1
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=SP3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- secunia.com/advisories/49112nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/53373nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-030nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15543nvd
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