Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 9, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-0143

Description

Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3 and Office 2008 for Mac do not properly handle memory during the opening of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Using Various Modified Bytes Vulnerability."

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Affected products

Microsoft/Excel2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2003 SP3 / Office 2008 for Mac
Microsoft/Office
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
secunia.com/advisories/49112nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/53374nvd
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%3A15064nvd

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