CVE-2012-1891: microsoft data_access_components

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-1891 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in microsoft data_access_components. EPSS estimates a 29.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 10-07-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-10-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 SP1 and SP2 and Windows Data Access Components (WDAC) 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted XML data that triggers access to an uninitialized object in memory, aka "ADO Cachesize Heap Overflow RCE 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.
• CWE-908Use of Uninitialized ResourceThe product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.