Summary
This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS11-045.
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the affected application.
Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS11-045.mspx
Insight
The flaws are caused by memory corruption, heap and integer overflows, buffer overwrite, out of bounds array access when handling the crafted Excel files.
Affected
Microsoft Office Excel 2010
Microsoft Excel Viewer Service Pack 2
Microsoft Office Excel 2002 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Service Pack 2
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44901/
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2523021
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2541003
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2541007
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2541015
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2541025
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS11-045.mspx
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-1272, CVE-2011-1273, CVE-2011-1274, CVE-2011-1275, CVE-2011-1276, CVE-2011-1277, CVE-2011-1278, CVE-2011-1279 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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