CVE-2011-1987 (GCVE-0-2011-1987)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-09-15 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 22:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Array index error in Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2; Excel in Office 2007 SP2; Excel 2010 Gold and SP1; Excel in Office 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 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 a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Out of Bounds Array Indexing Vulnerability."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-256A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT |
Date Public
2011-09-13 00:00
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