| CVE ID | CVE-2011-0979 |
| CVSS SCORE | 9.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Microsoft |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Office Excel |
| TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION | Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['11046']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Office Excel. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the way the application parses an Office Art record within a Microsoft Excel Document. Specifically, when parsing an office art object record, if an error occurs, the application will add a stray reference to an element which is part of a linked list. When receiving a window message, the application will proceed to navigate this linked list. This will access a method from the malformed object which can lead to code execution under the context of the application. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Patched April 12, 2011 |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | Anonymous |
