ID:1635 - Exploit for Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office for macOS - CVE-2011-0105

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ID:1635 - Exploit for Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office for macOS - CVE-2011-0105

Published: March 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU2945
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0105
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office for macOS

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to buffer overflow when data initialization. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Excel file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Remediation