Vulnerability CVE-2011-1279
Published: 2011-06-16   Modified: 2012-02-13

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 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 Out of Bounds WriteAV Vulnerability."

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Microsoft -> Excel 
Microsoft -> Office 
Microsoft -> Open xml file format converter 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48164
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-045
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67717
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12373
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