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CVE-2011-3400

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 71.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2011-12-14 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 do not properly handle OLE objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted object in a file, aka "OLE Property Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-093
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14668
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-093
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14668

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