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CVE-2012-5672
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 12.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2012-10-25 · updated 2026-06-16
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.
Affected products
- Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1: 2007
- Microsoft Excel Viewer: all versions
- Microsoft Office: 2007
References
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