Input validation error in Visio Viewer - CVE-2012-0018
Published: May 9, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44107
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0018
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Visio Viewer
Visio Viewer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Gold and SP1 does not properly validate attributes in Visio files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "VSD File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
How to mitigate CVE-2012-0018
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://osvdb.org/81731
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49113
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53328
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027042
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-031
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75115
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15606