CVE-2012-0018 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Gold and SP1 does not properly validate attributes in Visio files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "VSD File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.53666.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_viewer:2010:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_viewer:2010:sp1::::::

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Visio Viewer Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/81731
http://secunia.com/advisories/49113
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53328
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027042
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-031
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75115
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15606

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2012-05-09T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:09:17.067Z

Reserved: 2011-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0018

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-05-09T00:55:01.193

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-0018

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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