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CVE-2012-1537

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Published: Dec 12, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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9.3
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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 (5)

Products: Microsoft: Directx
Microsoft
1 product
Directx
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Directx
Version 10.1
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
All versions
Configuration B
2 vulnerable · 3 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Microsoft
Directx
Version 11.0
Directx
Version 11.1
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
All versions
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
Version r2
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
Version r2 sp1
Configuration C
1 vulnerable · 3 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Directx
Version 9.0
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows Server 2003
All versions
Microsoft
Windows Xp
All versions
Microsoft
Windows Xp
All versions
Configuration D
1 vulnerable · 2 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Directx
Version 10.0
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
All versions
Microsoft
Windows Vista
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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