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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
MS12-015 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2663510) Microsoft Visio Important 15-02-2012

Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
This security update resolves five privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Visio file. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the logged-on user.
Detailed Information on the risk:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Visio Viewer validates attributes when handling specially crafted Visio files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.


Further information on this exploit is available at : MS12-015

Affected Software

Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 and Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit Edition) (KB2597170)
Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 and Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition) (KB2597170)