CVE-2011-1276
highpriority · attend · 57EPSS 0.282 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter 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 or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Excel spreadsheet, related to improper validation of record information, aka "Excel Buffer Overrun Vulnerability."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-17643Excel - SLYK Format Parsing Buffer Overrun (PoC)functional · exploit_db
affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft office compatibility pack= 2007nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft open xml file format converterall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://osvdb.org/72924enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8330enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-045enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12451enisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/72924nvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8330nvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-045nvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12451nvd
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