High severity7.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-2539
CVE-2012-2539
Description
Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3; and Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, aka "Word RTF 'listoverridecount' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, 2010 SP1; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3; Office Web Apps 2010 SP1
Patches
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References
4- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-079nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16073nvdBroken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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