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CVE-2012-1537 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...

HighCVSS 9.3 EPSS 22.6%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

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."

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Microsoft directx = 10.1 No fix listed
Microsoft directx = 11.0 No fix listed
Microsoft directx = 11.1 No fix listed
Microsoft directx = 9.0 No fix listed
Microsoft directx = 10.0 No fix listed

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