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CVE-2011-0978

Microsoft Office Excel Axis Properties Record Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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."

Desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila en Microsoft Office Excel permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código de su elección a través de vectores relacionados con un registro de propiedades de eje, y el incremento indebido de un índice de matriz.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Office. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the application's usage of a specific field used for incrementing an index used in an array. Due to the application failing to verify the usage of the index into the array, the application will copy the contents of the specified element into a statically sized buffer on the stack. This can lead to code execution under the context of the application.

*Credits: Aniway (Aniway.Anyway AT gmail DOT com)Anonymous
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2011-02-07 CVE Published
  • 2011-02-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2011-04-29 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-03 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Microsoft
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Excel
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2002
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sp3
Affected
Microsoft
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Excel
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2003
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sp3
Affected
Microsoft
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Excel
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2007
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sp2
Affected
Microsoft
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Excel Viewer
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-sp2
Affected
Microsoft
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Office
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2004
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mac
Affected
Microsoft
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Office Compatibility Pack
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2007
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sp2
Affected