CVE-2011-0105

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Published Apr 13, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 70.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac obtain a certain length value from an uninitialized memory location, which allows remote attackers to trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file, aka "Excel Data Initialization Vulnerability."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 70.2% (70.166% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/39122
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12618

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Office Open Xml File Format Converter

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:43 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Apr 13, 2011, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:43 PM
Reserved: Dec 21, 2010, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:26 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 13, 2011, 6:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:26 PM

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