Memory corruption in Microsoft Excel - CVE-2011-0101
Published: December 28, 2016 / Updated: January 9, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU2942
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0101
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when validating record information within the methods used for RealTimeData Record Parsing. 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.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when validating record information within the methods used for RealTimeData Record Parsing. 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.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-0101
Install update from vendor's website:
Microsoft Excel 2002 Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=db2c5cfe-588c-4646-b86a-3fb8248f7af4
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=200529
Microsoft Excel 2002 Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=db2c5cfe-588c-4646-b86a-3fb8248f7af4
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=200529