Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel
CVE-2011-1278
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and Office 2004 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 WriteAV Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.170 (97.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.170 · newest: 0.170 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Excel — versions 2002
- Microsoft Office — versions 2004
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12687 (signature, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67716 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/48163 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-045 (vendor-advisory)