Unscored severity · published Feb 10, 2011
CVE-2011-0979
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Excel Viewer SP2 do not properly handle…
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CVSS
26.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Excel Viewer SP2 do not properly handle errors during the parsing of Office Art records in Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed object record, related to a "stray reference," aka "Excel Linked List Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)26.5% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OF
Office · Microsoft
2004; 2008; 2011 · source: NVD
EX
Excel · Microsoft
2002; 2003; 2007; 2010 · source: NVD
EV
Excel Viewer · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
OC
Office Compatibility Pack · Microsoft
2007 · source: NVD
OX
Open Xml File Format Converter · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0979
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0979
dvlabs.tippingpoint.com
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoft
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/70904
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39122
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43231
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
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