CVE-2011-0979 in the critical feed json
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Ex…
published 2011-02-10 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-0991
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 26.5%
- EPSS 26.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Excel Viewer SP2 do not properly handle errors during the parsing of Office Art records in Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed object record, related to a "stray reference," aka "Excel Linked List Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit prediction
26.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/39122
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/43231
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2011/0940
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
- dvlabs.tippingpoint.com /blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoft
- zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-11-041/
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12595
vdb-entry, signature
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securitytracker.com
/id?1025337
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/70904
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-0979
- NVD CVE-2011-0979
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