CVE-2011-0978

N/A Unknown
Published: February 10, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoft
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/39122
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/43232
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8231
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-042/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12439
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoft
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39122
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43232
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8231
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-042/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12439
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
42.6%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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