Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-2524

Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 and SP3 and 2010 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) file, aka "CGM File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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Affected products

Microsoft/Office4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2007 SP2, SP3, 2010 SP1

Patches

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References

www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-057nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15702nvd

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