CVE-2012-4886 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in wpsio.dll within Kingsoft WPS Office 2012, potentially version 8.1.0.3238. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by supplying a specially crafted, long BSTR string. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.1.0.3238CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kingsoft:office_2012:8.1.0.3238:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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