CVE-2012-0165

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
62.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: May 9, 2012 (5119 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

GDI+ in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 and Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1 does not properly validate record types in EMF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image, aka "GDI+ Record Type Vulnerability."

CWE

CWE-20

Affected Products

microsoft officemicrosoft windows server 2008microsoft windows vista

References

🔗 secunia.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 www.us-cert.gov 🔗 docs.microsoft.com