#VU2941 Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft products - CVE-2011-0098

Vulnerability identifier: #VU2941

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 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:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0098

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office for macOS

Software vendor:
Microsoft

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

The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow when parsing record information. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Excel file with a large record size, 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.

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 2003 Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=916a076d-d754-4092-b23d-c8826db7e397
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=200529
Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5ae34fe0-03bd-48a9-a7ac-de8f7b1aff90
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=200529
Microsoft Excel 2010 (32-bit editions):
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a427f0e2-b74d-4ef3-bec4-0a101d09bfa3
Microsoft Excel (64-bit editions):
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=13dca35d-2209-4c5c-9150-d6db2bb3b496
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f756d836-6ab2-4adb-9dee-6cb523d7c1f5
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=84dfe3f4-a2a1-47b9-8da1-29ae67230918
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=203241
Open XML File Format Converter for Mac:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0c323a12-6385-4666-ad39-a9516a8eda14
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=203241
Microsoft Excel Viewer Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2d75786a-2368-4ef2-970b-fa2e57d63ca9
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=200529
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=946cc611-4d75-4728-b9d3-1c8b557b02c2
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=200529

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms11-021.aspx