CVE-2012-2550
Microsoft Works 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service ...
Microsoft Works 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted Word .doc file, aka "Works Heap Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Works 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted Word .doc file, aka "Works Heap Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-2550- 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 Works 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted Word .doc file, aka "Works Heap Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-2550- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2536 No score
Microsoft Works 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted Word .doc file, aka "Works Heap Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-2536- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pcf2-992j-qgv9 No score
Microsoft Works 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service ...
Microsoft Works 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted Word .doc file, aka "Works Heap Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-pcf2-992j-qgv9- 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-2012-2550 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Works, published October 9, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.2%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.