CVEvulnerability
CVE-2011-1279
9.3 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2011-06-16
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
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."
Affected configurations
• microsoft excel 2002
• microsoft excel 2003
• microsoft office 2004
• microsoft office 2008
• microsoft open xml file format converter
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48164 www.securityfocus.com
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-045 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67717 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12373 oval.cisecurity.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48164 www.securityfocus.com
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-045 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67717 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12373 oval.cisecurity.org