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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-0019 · published 14 February 2012

CVE-2012-0019: Microsoft visio viewer code injection vulnerability

Microsoft · Visio Viewer

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.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 20% · top 2.6% CWE-94 · Code injection
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
20%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-015
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14347
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-015
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14347

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-0019), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.