Microsoft Word 2003/2007/2010 Rich Text Format resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Word 2003/2007/2010. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Rich Text Format. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-2539. Moreover, an exploit is present. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Word 2003/2007/2010 (Word Processing Software). Affected is an unknown part of the component Rich Text Format. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3; and Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, aka "Word RTF 'listoverridecount' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 12/11/2012. The weakness was disclosed 12/12/2012 by SecuriTeam with SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure as MS12-079 as confirmed bulletin (Microsoft Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2539 since 05/09/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63226 (MS12-079: Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2780642)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110201 (Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS12-079)). This issue was added on 03/28/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 04/18/2022:

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Applying the patch MS12-079 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12683.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80355), Tenable (63226), SecurityFocus (BID 56834†), OSVDB (88315†) and Secunia (SA51467†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 63226
Nessus Name: MS12-079: Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2780642)
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OpenVAS ID: 902936
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2780642)
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Patch: MS12-079
Suricata ID: 2018315
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS12-079
Researcher: SecuriTeam
Organization: SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2539 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2539
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7122

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X-Force: 80355
SecurityFocus: 56834 - Microsoft Word RTF File 'listoverridecount' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 51467 - Microsoft Office Word RTF "listoverridecount" Parsing Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 88315
SecurityTracker: 1027852 - Microsoft Word RTF Parsing Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 37649 - [MS12-079] Multiple Products of Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution via a Crafted RTF Data, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2012 18:07
Updated: 04/22/2026 11:49
Changes: 12/14/2012 18:07 (93), 04/22/2017 17:06 (8), 04/20/2021 09:23 (3), 04/24/2024 18:21 (26), 07/09/2024 21:26 (12), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1), 12/31/2024 08:22 (2), 04/22/2026 11:49 (12)
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