Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2; Office 2004 for Mac; Excel Viewer SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to an axis properties record, and improper incrementing of an array index, aka "Excel Array Indexing Vulnerability."
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Excel - Axis Properties Record Parsing Buffer Overflow (PoC) (MS11-02) EDB-17227 · dos · Apr 29, 2011 · verified
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References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12439 vdb-entry signature
- TA11-102A third-party-advisory
- 39122 third-party-advisory
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoft
- 43232 third-party-advisory
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-042/
- 1025337 vdb-entry
- MS11-021 vendor-advisory
- 8231 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2011-0940 vdb-entry