CVE-2012-0167
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office GDI+ library in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office GDI+ library in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EMF image in an Office document, aka "GDI+ Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office GDI+ library in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EMF image in an Office document, aka "GDI+ Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0167- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office GDI+ library in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EMF image in an Office document, aka "GDI+ Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0167- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0205 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office GDI+ library in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EMF image in an Office document, aka "GDI+ Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-0205- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8v2x-wq4g-x3vj No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office GDI+ library in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office GDI+ library in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EMF image in an Office document, aka "GDI+ Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-8v2x-wq4g-x3vj- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2012-0167 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Office, published May 9, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.2%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/49121
securityfocus.com/bid/53351
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15628
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75126
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-034
securitytracker.com/id?1027038
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0167
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8v2x-wq4g-x3vj