VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-2539

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability53.03%

CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability

Published2012-12-12

Last modified2026-06-16

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Microsoft / Word

Description

Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3; and Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, aka "Word RTF 'listoverridecount' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references

secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — US Government Resource