CVE-2011-1279
Microsoft Excel 2002/2003, Office 2004/2008 for Mac - RCE via Crafted Spreadsheet
Title source: llmDescription
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."
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67717
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12373
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48164
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-045
Scores
EPSS
0.1697
EPSS Percentile
96.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (5)
microsoft/excel
2002 sp3
microsoft/excel
2003 sp3
microsoft/office
2004
microsoft/office
2008
microsoft/open_xml_file_format_converter
Published
Jun 16, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026