CVE-2011-0098

Description

Integer signedness error in Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; 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 via an XLS file with a large record size, aka "Excel Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 63.61% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/39122 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/71759 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12034 vdb entry signature
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47235 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2011-32/ vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0098?
CVE-2011-0098 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0098?
To fix CVE-2011-0098, 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-2011-0098 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0098 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~64% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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