CVE-2012-0177

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Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office Works File Converter in Microsoft Office 2007 SP2, Works 9, and Works 6-9 File

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office Works File Converter in Microsoft Office 2007 SP2, Works 9, and Works 6-9 File Converter allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Works (aka .wps) file, aka "Office WPS Converter Heap Overflow Vulnerability.".

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.70341

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EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

microsoft officeall versions
microsoft worksall versions
microsoft works 6-9 file converterall versions

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Sigma Hunt Rules

Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.

producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS

producthighCode Executed Via Office Add-in XLL File

producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Add-In

producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Startup Folder

producthighFile With Uncommon Extension Created By An Office Application

producthighOffice Macro File Creation From Suspicious Process

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producthighUncommon File Created In Office Startup Folder

producthighPotentially Suspicious Office Document Executed From Trusted Location

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Scoring & Timeline

9.3

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secure@microsoft.com

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD10 Apr 2012 · 09:55 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://osvdb.org/81134

http://secunia.com/advisories/48723

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52867

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026910

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026911

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.htmlUS Government Resource

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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-028

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15598

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