CVE-2011-0978: Buffer Overflow
First published: Thu Feb 10 2011(Updated: )
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."
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Office | =2004 | |
| Microsoft Excel | =2007-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack | =2007-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Excel Viewer | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Excel | =2002-sp3 | |
| Microsoft Excel | =2003-sp3 |
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Reference Links
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-042/
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoft
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43232
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39122
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8231
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12439
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021
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