CVE-2011-0978
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2; Office 2004 for Mac; Excel Viewer SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to an axis properties record, and improper incrementing of an array index, aka "Excel Array Indexing Vulnerability."
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoft
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39122
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43232
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8231
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-042/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12439
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