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CVE-2012-2528

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 22.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-10-09 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-399

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3; Word Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010; and Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF document, aka "RTF File listid Use-After-Free Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: all versions
• Microsoft Office Web Apps: 2010-sp1
• Microsoft Word for Android: 2003-sp3, 2007-sp2, 2007-sp3, 2010-sp1
• Microsoft Word Automation Services: all versions
• Microsoft Word Viewer: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55781
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-283A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-064
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15680
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55781
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-283A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-064
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15680

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