CVE-2011-1279

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 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 Out of Bounds WriteAV Vulnerability."

CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

9.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48164
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67717
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12373
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-045

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:::mac:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004::mac:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008::mac:::::

Information

Published : 2011-06-16 13:55

Updated : 2018-10-12 15:00

NVD link : CVE-2011-1279

Mitre link : CVE-2011-1279

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Products Affected

microsoft

open_xml_file_format_converter
excel
office

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