CVE-2012-1888: microsoft visio

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-1888 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in microsoft visio. EPSS estimates a 24.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-08-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Visio 2010 SP1 and Visio Viewer 2010 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Visio file, aka "Visio DXF File Format Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.