CVE-2011-0104
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted HLink record in an Excel…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 53.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted HLink record in an Excel file, aka "Excel Buffer Overwrite Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 53.43% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 12 April 2011
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/excel · microsoft/office · microsoft/open xml file format converter
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 53.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://osvdb.org/71761
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39122Vendor Advisory
- http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2011/cpai-31-Mard.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47245
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11767
- http://osvdb.org/71761
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39122Vendor Advisory
- http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2011/cpai-31-Mard.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47245
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11767
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.