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CVE-2011-0978 Details

Description

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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoft	CVE
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/39122	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/43232	CVE
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8231	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12439	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337	CVE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940	CVE
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-042/	CVE
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoft	[email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/39122	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/43232	[email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8231	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12439	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337	[email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940	[email protected]
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-042/	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
microsoft excel	2002 sp3 2003 sp3 2007 sp2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp2:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft excel viewer	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:-:sp2:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft office	2004
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004::mac::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft office compatibility pack	2007 sp2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp2:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 12, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 11, 2011	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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