CVE-2012-0141
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2011 for Mac; Excel...
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2011 for Mac; Excel Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 do not properly handle memory during the opening of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2011 for Mac; Excel Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 do not properly handle memory during the opening of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0141- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2011 for Mac; Excel Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 do not properly handle memory during the opening of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0141- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0179 No score
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2011 for Mac; Excel Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 do not properly handle memory during the opening of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-0179- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6w75-qjmm-pmpf No score
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2011 for Mac; Excel...
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2011 for Mac; Excel Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 do not properly handle memory during the opening of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-6w75-qjmm-pmpf- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0141 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Excel, published May 9, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.8%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1027041
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15152
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-030
secunia.com/advisories/49112
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
securityfocus.com/bid/53342
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0141
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6w75-qjmm-pmpf