HIGH
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office GDI+ library in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EMF image in an Office document, aka "GDI+ Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
Published May 9, 2012
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 29.18%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office GDI+ library in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EMF image in an Office document, aka "GDI+ Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
Affected products
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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
29.18% 0.29182
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.29182
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 29.18% (0.29182) | 98.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 29.18% (0.29182) | 97.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 5, 2026 | 64.54% (0.64543) | 98.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 65.94% (0.65939) | 98.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 74.94% (0.74941) | 98.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 66.29% (0.66285) | 98.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 95.27% (0.95267) | 99.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 91.07% (0.91074) | 98.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2024 | 89.31% (0.89310) | 98.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 82.40% (0.82402) | 98.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2024 | 84.58% (0.84584) | 98.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2023 | 79.99% (0.79993) | 97.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 79.45% (0.79447) | 97.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 78.84% (0.78838) | 97.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 80.09% (0.80092) | 97.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 67.16% (0.67160) | 99.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 67.16% (0.67160) | 98.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49121 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53351 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027038 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/ms12-034 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75126 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15628 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49121 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53351 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027038 | 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/ms12-034 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75126 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15628 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published May 9, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 13, 2011
Link CVE-2012-0167
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a