CVE-2012-1537
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in DirectPlay in DirectX 9.0 through 11.1 in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "DirectPlay Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
Windows Fixed 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| r2 | Not affected | — |
| - | Not affected | — |
| — | Not affected | — |
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-082
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16086
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-082
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16086
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.