CVE-2011-0092

Description

The LZW stream decompression functionality in ORMELEMS.DLL in Microsoft Visio 2002 SP2, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Visio file with a malformed VisioDocument stream that triggers an exception handler that accesses an object that has not been fully initialized, which triggers memory corruption, aka "Visio Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 45.77% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64923 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0321 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516274/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-008 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46137 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025043 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/70828 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/43254 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-063/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12403 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0092?
CVE-2011-0092 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0092?
To fix CVE-2011-0092, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-0092 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0092 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~46% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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