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

CVE-2012-0167

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office GDI+ library in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EMF image in an Office document, aka "GDI+ Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

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Affected products

Microsoft/Office4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
secunia.com/advisories/49121nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/53351nvd
www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-034nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75126nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15628nvd

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