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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2012-1661 EUVD-2012-1671GHSA-8jx3-m8c9-xwm8

ESRI ArcMap 9 and ArcGIS 10.0.2.3200 and earlier does not properly prompt users before executing embedded VBA macros, which allows user-ass…

Published Jul 12, 2012 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

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.

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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