Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3; and Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, aka "Word RTF 'listoverridecount' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Published Dec 12, 2012 ·Due Apr 18, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 53.03%
Description
Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3; and Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, aka "Word RTF 'listoverridecount' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- n/a
- 2010
- n/a
- 2010
- 2003
- 2007
- 2007
- 2010
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Mar 28, 2022
Patch Due
Apr 18, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 10, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
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 (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 53.03% (0.53033) | 98.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 52.88% (0.52879) | 98.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 84.41% (0.84414) | 99.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 85.53% (0.85532) | 99.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 84.22% (0.84222) | 99.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 85.53% (0.85532) | 99.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 84.22% (0.84222) | 99.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 81.90% (0.81896) | 99.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 86.26% (0.86262) | 99.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 82.20% (0.82198) | 99.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 80.19% (0.80189) | 99.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 90.09% (0.90087) | 99.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 91.49% (0.91488) | 99.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.00% (0.94998) | 99.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 10, 2024 | 94.24% (0.94239) | 99.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 95.33% (0.95330) | 99.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 93.23% (0.93234) | 99.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 78.20% (0.78204) | 97.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2023 | 73.27% (0.73265) | 97.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 74.96% (0.74959) | 97.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2023 | 77.28% (0.77280) | 97.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 75.45% (0.75451) | 97.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 37.61% (0.37613) | 97.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 37.61% (0.37613) | 97.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-079 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16073 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-2539 government-resourceUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-079 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16073 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-2539 | government-resourceUS Government Resource |
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