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CVE-2012-5672

Microsoft Excel - Denial of Service

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Microsoft Excel Viewer (aka Xlview.exe) and Excel in Microsoft Office 2007 (aka Office 12) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (read access violation and application crash) via a crafted spreadsheet file, as demonstrated by a .xls file with battery voltage data.

Microsoft Excel Viewer (alias Xlview.exe) y Excel en Microsoft Office 2007 (alias Office 12), permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (violación de acceso de lectura y bloqueo de la aplicación) a través de un archivo de hoja de cálculo modificada, como lo demuestra un archivo. xls con los datos de voltaje de la batería.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2012-10-11 First Exploit
  • 2012-10-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2012-10-25 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-13 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (2)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Microsoft
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Excel
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2007
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Affected
Microsoft
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Excel Viewer
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*-
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2007
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Affected