CVE-2011-1279

Critical

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."

SeverityCritical

CVSS9.3

Exploit probability—

Product

Microsoft Excel

PublishedJun 16, 2011

First seenJun 16, 2011

How to fix

Vendor advisories

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-045

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
microsoft excel	2002, 2003	—
microsoft office	2004, 2008	—
microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter	No range specified	—

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