CVE-2011-1275
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly validate record information during parsing of Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause…
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Description
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly validate record information during parsing of Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Memory Heap Overwrite Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 13.32% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/excel · microsoft/office · microsoft/open xml file format converter
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-045
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12736
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-045
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12736
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.