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CVE-2012-1847

Microsoft Excel Series Record Parsing Type Mismatch Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2008 and 2011 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 Series Record Parsing Type Mismatch Could Result in Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 y SP3, y 2010 Gold y SP1; Office 2008 y 2011 para Mac; Excel Viewer; y Office Compatibility Pack SP2 y SP3 no manejan correctamente la memoria durante la apertura de archivos, permitiendo a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario a través de una hoja de cálculo manipulada, también conocido como "Error de Análisis de Registros de Excel podría permitir la ejecución remota de código."

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Office Excel. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of Series records. The code within Excel.exe makes an assumption about the data types within a Series record and can be made to write beyond the bounds of a heap buffer when a specific combination of fields are set to unexpected values. This corruption can be leveraged to achieve code execution under the context of the user running the application.

*Credits: Anonymous
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2012-03-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2012-05-09 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Microsoft
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Excel
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2003
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sp3
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Microsoft
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Excel
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2007
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sp2
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Microsoft
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2007
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sp3
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Microsoft
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Excel
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2010
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-
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Microsoft
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Excel
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2010
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sp1
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Microsoft
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Excel Viewer
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*-
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Microsoft
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Office
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2008
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Microsoft
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Office
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2011
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mac
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Microsoft
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Office Compatibility Pack
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*sp2
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Microsoft
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Office Compatibility Pack
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*sp3
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