Home / bulletins MS12-031 - Important : Vulnerability in Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2597981) - Version: 1.0
Posted on 08 May 2012
ImportantSeverity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (May 8, 2012): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Visio file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.