CVE-2012-1887

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1, and Office 2008 and 2011 for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel SST Invalid Length Use After Free Vulnerability."

Published: 2012-11-14 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-1887 is rated High Risk (68.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 58.33%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1887

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 2025-07-01 61.62% 58.33% -3.30%
2 2025-03-30 71.30% 61.62% -9.68%
3 2025-03-29 — 71.30% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1887

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-2012-1887

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1887

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft excel 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2011 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1887

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