PT-2011-3526 · Microsoft+1 · Office Excel+1

Published 2011-09-15 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2011-1986

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 version 2003 SP3

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free error when processing specially crafted Excel files, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Successful exploitation could give an attacker full control over the system, enabling them to install programs, view, modify, or delete data, and create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, consider applying security patches or updates that address the use-after-free vulnerability to prevent remote code execution. As a temporary workaround, restrict the opening of Excel files from untrusted sources until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1986

Affected Products

Office Excel

Suse

References · 7

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1986 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-072 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1986 · Security Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12345 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS11-072 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1986 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-256A.html · Note