CVE-2012-1537: Buffer Overflow
First published: Wed Dec 12 2012(Updated: )
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."
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft DirectX | =10.1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft DirectX | =11.0 | |
| Microsoft DirectX | =11.1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2-sp1 | |
| Microsoft DirectX | =9.0 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| Microsoft DirectX | =10.0 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
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