Unscored severity · published Oct 25, 2012
CVE-2012-5672
Microsoft Excel Viewer (aka Xlview.exe) and Excel in Microsoft Office 2007 (aka Office 12) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (read access violation and…
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CVSS
12.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Microsoft Excel Viewer (aka Xlview.exe) and Excel in Microsoft Office 2007 (aka Office 12) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (read access violation and application crash) via a crafted spreadsheet file, as demonstrated by a .xls file with battery voltage data.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)12.5% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OF
Office · Microsoft
2007 · source: NVD
EX
Excel · Microsoft
2007 · source: NVD
EV
Excel Viewer · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5672
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5672
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524379
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