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CVE-2012-2539

Known Exploited (CISA KEV)HIGH
7.8
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score90.2410%
EPSS Percentile93.58th
PublishedDec 12, 2012
Last ModifiedApr 22, 2026

Vulnerability 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 Platforms (CPE)

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Microsoft

Office Compatibility Pack

All versions
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Microsoft

Office Compatibility Pack

All versions
📦
Microsoft

Office Web Apps

= 2010
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Microsoft

Office Word Viewer

All versions
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Microsoft

Sharepoint Server

= 2010
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Microsoft

Word

= 2003
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Microsoft

Word

= 2007
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Microsoft

Word

= 2007
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Microsoft

Word

= 2010

References & Advisories

🔗 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html
🔗 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-079
🔗 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16073
🔗 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html
🔗 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-079
🔗 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16073
🔗 https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-2539

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