CVE-2012-1537
DirectX 9.0-11.1 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted Office Document
Title source: llmDescription
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."
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-082
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16086
Scores
EPSS
0.2257
EPSS Percentile
97.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (5)
microsoft/directx
10.1
microsoft/directx
11.0
microsoft/directx
11.1
microsoft/directx
9.0
microsoft/directx
10.0
Published
Dec 12, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026