CVE-2011-0104

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 53.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2011-04-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted HLink record in an Excel file, aka "Excel Buffer Overwrite Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1: 2002-sp3, 2003-sp3
Microsoft Office: 2004, 2008
Microsoft Open Xml File Format Converter: all versions

References

http://osvdb.org/71761
http://secunia.com/advisories/39122
http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2011/cpai-31-Mard.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47245
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11767
http://osvdb.org/71761
http://secunia.com/advisories/39122
http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2011/cpai-31-Mard.html

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