CVE-2011-1980

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .doc, .ppt, or .xls file, aka "Office Component Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 59.72% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-073	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12694	vdb entry signature
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-256A.html	third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1980?: CVE-2011-1980 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1980?: To fix CVE-2011-1980, 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-2011-1980 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2011-1980 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~60% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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