Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2008 for Mac; Excel Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 do not properly handle memory during the opening of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel File Format Memory Corruption in OBJECTLINK Record Vulnerability."
Published May 9, 2012
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 21.60%
Description
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2008 for Mac; Excel Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 do not properly handle memory during the opening of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel File Format Memory Corruption in OBJECTLINK Record Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- 2003
- 2007
- 2007
- 2010
- 2010
- n/a
- 2008
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 21.60% (0.21596) | 97.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 21.60% (0.21596) | 97.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 61.62% (0.61623) | 98.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 71.30% (0.71299) | 98.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 61.62% (0.61623) | 98.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 64.59% (0.64589) | 98.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 96.18% (0.96176) | 99.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 94.24% (0.94237) | 99.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2024 | 93.21% (0.93214) | 99.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 93.27% (0.93272) | 98.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 93.23% (0.93227) | 98.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 62.36% (0.62357) | 98.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 62.36% (0.62357) | 98.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49112 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53373 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027041 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-030 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15543 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49112 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53373 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027041 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-030 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15543 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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