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CVE-2012-0165

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 25.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-05-09 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

GDI+ in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 and Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1 does not properly validate record types in EMF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image, aka "GDI+ Record Type Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: 2003-sp3, 2007-sp2, 2007-sp3, 2010, 2010-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/49121
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53347
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027038
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-034
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75125
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15621
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49121
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53347
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027038
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-034

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