| CVE ID | CVE-2011-0101 |
| CVSS SCORE | 9.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Microsoft |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Office Excel 2002 |
| TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION | Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['10872']. 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 flaw exists within the methods used for RealTimeData Record Parsing. When handling a stTopic field has a bit set specifying double byte characters in the following field the value of a global pointer is improperly calculated. This pointer is later used in a memcpy operation whose source is user supplied data. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the user. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms11-021.mspx |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | Aniway (Aniway.Anyway AT gmail DOT com) |
