PT-2011-2788 · Microsoft · Open Xml File Format Converter For Mac+2

Published 2011-02-07 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2011-0980

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Excel versions 2002 SP3 through 2003 SP3 Office versions 2004 through 2008 for Mac Open XML File Format Converter for Mac (affected versions not specified)

Description A remote code execution issue exists in the way Microsoft Excel handles specially crafted Excel files, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a function pointer. This could enable an attacker to take complete control of an affected system, install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Excel versions 2002 SP3 through 2003 SP3, update to a version that properly parses Office Art objects to prevent remote code execution. For Office versions 2004 through 2008 for Mac, apply the necessary patches to handle specially crafted Excel files securely. For Open XML File Format Converter for Mac, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-0980

ZDI-11-040

Affected Products

Office Excel

Office

Open Xml File Format Converter For Mac

References · 14

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0980 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0980 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-040 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43210 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-040 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/39122 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1025337 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12018 · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/MS11-021 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0980 · Note
• http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoft · Note