CVE-2011-0980

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

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly parse Office Art objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a function pointer, aka "Excel Dangling Pointer 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/43210
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-11-040/
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%3A12018
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/43210
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-11-040/
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%3A12018
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
26.4%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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