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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
MS12-031 Vulnerability in Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2597981) Microsoft Visio Important 09-05-2012

Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Visio file.
Detailed Information on the risk:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Visio validates attributes when handling specially crafted Visio files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system.


Further information on this exploit is available at : MS12-031

Affected Software

Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 (32-bit Edition)
Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit Edition)
Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 (64-bit Edition)
Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition)