Is CVE-2012-5672 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5672 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5672?

CVE-2012-5672 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-5672

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 12.5%EU EUVD

Microsoft Excel Viewer (aka Xlview.exe) and Excel in Microsoft Office 2007 (aka Office 12) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (read access violation and application crash) via a crafted spreadsheet file, as demonstrated by a .xls file with battery voltage data.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS score: 12.5% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5555)
Published: October 25, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5555 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / excel
microsoft / excel viewer
microsoft / office

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524379(Exploit)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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