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Critical severity · published Jul 10, 2012
CVE-2012-1891
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 SP1 and SP2 and Windows Data Access Components (WDAC) 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
9.8
CVSS
29.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 SP1 and SP2 and Windows Data Access Components (WDAC) 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted XML data that triggers access to an uninitialized object in memory, aka "ADO Cachesize Heap Overflow RCE Vulnerability."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)29.4% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DA
Data Access Components · Microsoft
2.8; 2.8 · source: NVD
WD
Windows Data Access Components · Microsoft
6.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
DA
Data Access Components
Microsoft
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1891
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1891
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html
docs.microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-045
oval.cisecurity.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14783
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