CVE-2011-0655

Description

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP2 and 2010; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2; PowerPoint Viewer; PowerPoint Viewer 2007 SP2; and PowerPoint Web App do not properly validate TimeColorBehaviorContainer Floating Point records in PowerPoint documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted document containing an invalid record, aka "Floating Point Techno-color Time Bandit RCE Vulnerability."

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 66.25% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-022 vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025340 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12624 vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0941 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0655?
CVE-2011-0655 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0655?
To fix CVE-2011-0655, 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-2011-0655 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0655 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~66% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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