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CVE-2012-1537

high · 9.3

Heap-based buffer overflow in DirectPlay in DirectX 9.0 through 11.1 in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "DirectPlay Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

9.3
CVSS
22.6%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
98th
EPSS percentile
2012-12-12
Published

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

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
microsoftdirectx10.1
microsoftwindows_server_2008all versions
microsoftwindows_vistaall versions
microsoftdirectx11.0
microsoftdirectx11.1
microsoftwindows_server_2008all versions
microsoftwindows_server_2008r2
microsoftwindows_server_2008r2
microsoftdirectx9.0
microsoftwindows_server_2003all versions
microsoftwindows_xpall versions
microsoftwindows_xpall versions
microsoftdirectx10.0
microsoftwindows_server_2008all versions
microsoftwindows_vistaall versions

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References

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