CVE-2012-0185
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP2 and SP3 and 2010 Gold and SP1, Excel...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP2 and SP3 and 2010 Gold and SP1, Excel Viewer, and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet that triggers incorrect handling of memory during opening, aka "Excel MergeCells Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP2 and SP3 and 2010 Gold and SP1, Excel Viewer, and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet that triggers incorrect handling of memory during opening, aka "Excel MergeCells Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0185- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP2 and SP3 and 2010 Gold and SP1, Excel Viewer, and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet that triggers incorrect handling of memory during opening, aka "Excel MergeCells Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0185- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0223 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP2 and SP3 and 2010 Gold and SP1, Excel Viewer, and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet that triggers incorrect handling of memory during opening, aka "Excel MergeCells Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-0223- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wxxw-5gg6-m36h No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP2 and SP3 and 2010 Gold and SP1, Excel...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP2 and SP3 and 2010 Gold and SP1, Excel Viewer, and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet that triggers incorrect handling of memory during opening, aka "Excel MergeCells Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-wxxw-5gg6-m36h- 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-2012-0185 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 24.6%, 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%3A14738
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75118
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-030
secunia.com/advisories/49112
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0185
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxxw-5gg6-m36h