CVE-2012-5639

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

5.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 92.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2019-12-20 13:55Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-02-13 16:27Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2012-10-24

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong SphereClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

deb44d20300e01d9aedb9b37c034afbaf0806b01e013cdfcc14fa6627358869f

• security-tracker.debian.orghttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5639x_refsource_MISC
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5639x_refsource_MISC
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/14/1x_refsource_MISC
• access.redhat.comRed Hathttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5639vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• lists.apache.org[openoffice-issues] 20201025 [Issue 121493] CVE-2012-5639: Remote file inclusion by office applicationhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r253f92d0e6511d07a79774002e1d9db1d20b24bff27914a5adb14ccb%40%3Cissues.openoffice.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/28/6
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/03/6
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/03/7