CVE-2012-1885

critical
Published 2012-11-14 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
9.3
VIR risk
9.3

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Office 2008 and 2011 for Mac; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel SerAuxErrBar Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
windows microsoftexcel2003
windows microsoftexcel2007
windows microsoftexcel2010
windows microsoftoffice2008
windows microsoftoffice2011
windows microsoftoffice_compatibility_pack

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.