CVE-2011-0978
highpriority · attend · 62EPSS 0.426 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-17227Microsoft Excel - Axis Properties Record Parsing Buffer Overflow (PoC) (MS11-02)functional · exploit_db
affected products (7)
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- microsoft office compatibility pack= 2007nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (23)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoftcnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS11-021Patchcnnvd
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-042/cnnvd
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoftenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39122enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43232enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8231enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337enisa_euvd
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