CVE-2012-0019

Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Gold and SP1 does not properly handle memory during the parsing of files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted attributes in a Visio file, aka "VSD File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0020, CVE-2012-0136, CVE-2012-0137, and CVE-2012-0138.

Published: 2012-02-14 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-0019 is rated High Risk (74.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 45.10%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.12% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0019

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-05 41.98% 45.10% +3.12%
2 2025-03-30 51.20% 41.98% -9.21%
3 2025-03-29 51.20%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0019

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0019

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0019

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft visio_viewer 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_viewer:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visio_viewer 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_viewer:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0019

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