CVE-2011-0978
What it is
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."
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 42.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 42.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.3 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
- It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 42.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-119 · Buffer errors
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Microsoft Excel 2002
- Microsoft Excel 2003
- Microsoft Excel 2007
- Microsoft Excel Viewer
- Microsoft Office 2004
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack 2007
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 9.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Is it in your code?
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References
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoft
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39122
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43232
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8231
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-042/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12439
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoft
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39122
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43232
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8231
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-042/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12439