CVE-2012-2550 describes a critical heap memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Works 9. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service by enticing a user to open a specially crafted Word .doc file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is considered highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but offering complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While the vulnerability has a high EPSS score and FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.