CVE-2011-1277

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Published Jun 16, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 16.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 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 Memory Corruption 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: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

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

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Exploit prediction score: 16.1% (16.071% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48162
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-045
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12291

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Office Open Xml File Format Converter

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 10:21 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Jun 16, 2011, 8:21 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 10:21 PM
Reserved: Mar 4, 2011, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:29 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 16, 2011, 8:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:29 PM

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