CVE-2012-0138: microsoft visio_viewer Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-0138 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft visio_viewer. EPSS estimates a 19.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-02-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Gold and SP1 does not properly handle memory during the parsing of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted attributes in a Visio file, aka "VSD File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0019, CVE-2012-0020, CVE-2012-0136, and CVE-2012-0137.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.