CVE-2012-2528

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3; Word Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010; and Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF document, aka "RTF File listid Use-After-Free Vulnerability."

Published: 2012-10-09 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2528 is rated High Risk (74.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 56.85%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.61% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2528

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 2025-12-28 54.24% 56.85% +2.61%
2 2025-12-27 56.85% 54.24% -2.61%
3 2025-12-23 — 56.85% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2528

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-2012-2528

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2528

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft word_automation_services — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_automation_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_compatibility_pack — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_compatibility_pack — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_web_apps 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word_viewer — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2528

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