CVE-2012-0182
Microsoft Word 2007 SP2 and SP3 does not properly handle memory during the parsing of Word...
Microsoft Word 2007 SP2 and SP3 does not properly handle memory during the parsing of Word documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Word PAPX Section Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Word 2007 SP2 and SP3 does not properly handle memory during the parsing of Word documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Word PAPX Section Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0182- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Word 2007 SP2 and SP3 does not properly handle memory during the parsing of Word documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Word PAPX Section Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0182- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0220 No score
Microsoft Word 2007 SP2 and SP3 does not properly handle memory during the parsing of Word documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Word PAPX Section Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-0220- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-76x4-p433-6qjr No score
Microsoft Word 2007 SP2 and SP3 does not properly handle memory during the parsing of Word...
Microsoft Word 2007 SP2 and SP3 does not properly handle memory during the parsing of Word documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Word PAPX Section Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-76x4-p433-6qjr- Weakness
- CWE-94
- 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-2012-0182 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Word, published October 9, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 67.1%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/55780
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15426
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-283A.html
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-064
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0182
github.com/advisories/GHSA-76x4-p433-6qjr