CVE-2012-0177
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 30.1%EU EUVD
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office Works File Converter in Microsoft Office 2007 SP2, Works 9, and Works 6-9 File Converter allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Works (aka .wps) file, aka "Office WPS Converter Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 30.1% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-0215)
- Published
- April 10, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0215 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / office
- microsoft / works
- microsoft / works 6-9 file converter
References
- http://osvdb.org/81134
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48723
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52867
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026910
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026911
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html(US Government Resource)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-028
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15598
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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