{
    "id": "CVE-2012-5672",
    "published": "2012-10-25 10:51:29",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:47:13",
    "cvss_score": "4.3",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.12526",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96097",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:11",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "excel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "excel_viewer"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "office"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "37980",
            "title": "Microsoft Excel - Denial of Service",
            "date": "2012-10-11",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37980"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524379",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524379"
    ]
}