CVE-2012-2528 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Word and related Office products, including Word Viewer, Office Compatibility Pack, SharePoint Server 2010, and Office Web Apps 2010. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted RTF document. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a high severity with network-based attacks, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score is high, suggesting a greater likelihood of exploitation compared to many CVEs, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_automation_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.