CVE-2012-5672 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 12.5% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Excel Viewer (aka Xlview.exe) and Excel in Microsoft Office 2007 (aka Office 12) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (read access violation and application crash) via a crafted spreadsheet file, as demonstrated by a .xls file with battery voltage data.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 12.53% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-10-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | excel |
| microsoft | excel viewer |
| microsoft | office |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Excel - Denial of Service | 2012-10-11 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD