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CVE-2011-0098

Published: Apr 13, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-189
9.3CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
30.5%
Top 2.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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."

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected Products

microsoft
commercial·US
excelDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
excel viewerLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
officeDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
office compatibility packOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
open xml file format converterOn-premDesktop App
Operating Systems / windows
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
us-cert.gov
http://secunia.com/advisories/39122
secunia.com
http://osvdb.org/71759
osvdb.org
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