CVE-2012-1661

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

ESRI ArcMap 9 and ArcGIS 10.0.2.3200 and earlier does not properly prompt users before executing embedded VBA macros, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary VBA code via a crafted map (.mxd) file.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-94

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113644/ESRI-ArcMap-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.htmlExploit
http://www.cs.umb.edu/~joecohen/exploits/CVE-2012-1661/Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19138Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.osvdb.org/82986Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027170Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113644/ESRI-ArcMap-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.htmlExploit
http://www.cs.umb.edu/~joecohen/exploits/CVE-2012-1661/Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19138Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.osvdb.org/82986Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027170Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jul 12, 2012
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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