CVE-2011-0098

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
65.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: April 13, 2011 (5510 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

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."

CWE

CWE-189

Affected Products

microsoft excelmicrosoft excel viewermicrosoft officemicrosoft office compatibility packmicrosoft open xml file format converter

References

🔗 osvdb.org 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com