CVE-2012-2550
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.3
Description
Microsoft Works 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted Word .doc file, aka "Works Heap Vulnerability."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ 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.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | works | 9.0 | |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50844
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55796
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027621
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-283A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-065
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50844
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55796
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027621
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-283A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-065
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.