CVE-2011-0105
highpriority · attend · 72EPSS 0.702 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac obtain a certain length value from an uninitialized memory location, which allows remote attackers to trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file, aka "Excel Data Initialization Vulnerability."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-18087Microsoft Excel 2007 - '.xlb' Local Buffer Overflow (MS11-021) (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft open xml file format converterall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39122cnnvd
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS11-021.mspxcnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39122enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12618enisa_euvd
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