CVE-2012-0183
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 24.4%EU EUVD
Microsoft Word 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 and SP3, Office 2008 and 2011 for Mac, and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, aka "RTF Mismatch 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- EPSS score
- 24.4% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-0221)
- Published
- May 9, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0221 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / office
- microsoft / office compatibility pack
- microsoft / office compatibility pack
- microsoft / word
- microsoft / word
- microsoft / word
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49111
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53344
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027035
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html(US Government Resource)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-029
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75122
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15327
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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