CVE-2012-0177

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-0177
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-04-10 21:55:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-12 22:02:00 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the Office Works File Converter in Microsoft Office 2007 SP2, Works 9, and Works 6-9 File Converter allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Works (aka .wps) file, aka "Office WPS Converter Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Office 2007 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2007 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Works 9.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Works 9.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Works 6-9 File Converter - All All All
Application Microsoft Works 6-9 File Converter - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-028 - Important | Microsoft Docs MS docs.microsoft.com
1026910 SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Security Alerts - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
52867 BID www.securityfocus.com
81134 OSVDB osvdb.org
Microsoft Office WPS File Heap Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
US-CERT Alert TA12-101A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities CERT www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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