CVE-2012-1889

Summary

CVECVE-2012-1889
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-06-13 04:46:00 UTC
Updated2023-12-07 18:38:00 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft XML Core Services 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 accesses uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.922020000 probability, percentile 0.997110000 (date 2026-04-02)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-06-08; due 2022-06-22; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-119

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMicrosoft
ProductXML Core Services
NameMicrosoft XML Core Services Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1889

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Office 2003 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2007 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2007 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2003 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2007 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2007 sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All All x86 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All sp1 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All sp1 x86 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - sp1 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - sp1 x86 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All All x86 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All sp1 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All sp1 x86 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - sp1 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - sp1 x86 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 All sp2 itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 All sp2 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 All sp2 x86 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - sp2 itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 All itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 All sp2 itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 All sp2 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 All sp2 x86 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - sp2 itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 All itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All sp2 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All sp2 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - sp2 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - sp2 x64 All
Application Microsoft Xml Core Services 3.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Xml Core Services 4.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Xml Core Services 5.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Xml Core Services 6.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Xml Core Services 3.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Xml Core Services 4.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Xml Core Services 5.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Xml Core Services 6.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Alert TA12-174A - Microsoft XML Core Services Attack Activity CERT www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Microsoft Security Advisory (2719615): Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution CONFIRM technet.microsoft.com Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Alert TA12-192A - Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities CERT www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-043 - Critical | Microsoft Docs MS docs.microsoft.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev
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