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9.3
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2011-0978
Microsoft Excel Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2; Office 2004 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 vectors related to an axis properties record, and improper incrementing of an array index, aka "Excel Array Indexing Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 10, 2011, 7 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-0978 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft office
2 Microsoft excel_viewer
3 Microsoft excel
4 Microsoft office_compatibility_pack
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 4
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability allows for arbitrary code execution; applying the latest patches from Microsoft will remediate the issue.
  • Apply the appropriate patches provided by Microsoft to address this vulnerability.
  • For Office for Mac, update to the latest available version.
  • Ensure that the Office Compatibility Pack is also updated.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-0978.

URL Resource
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoft
http://secunia.com/advisories/39122
http://secunia.com/advisories/43232
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8231
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-042/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12439
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoft
http://secunia.com/advisories/39122
http://secunia.com/advisories/43232
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8231
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-042/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12439
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-0978 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-0978 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-0978 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-0978 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoft
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/39122
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43232
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8231
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940
    Added Reference http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-042/
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12439
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS11-021.mspx [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12439 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12439 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2011

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

81.36 }} -0.32%

score

0.99111

percentile