Microsoft Excel 2002/2003 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Excel 2002/2003. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-0103. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Excel 2002/2003 (Spreadsheet Software). It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted record information in an Excel file, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was published 04/12/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-0103. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/02/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 53374 (MS11-021 / MS11-022 / MS11-023: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489279 / 2489283 / 2489293) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110132 (Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS11-021)).

A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10879.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (65588), Tenable (53374), SecurityFocus (BID 47244†), OSVDB (71760†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31051†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4286, VDB-4289, VDB-54584 and VDB-56176. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 53374
Nessus Name: MS11-021 / MS11-022 / MS11-023: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489279 / 2489283 / 2489293) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 902410
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2489279)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-0103 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0103
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57075

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X-Force: 65588
SecurityFocus: 47244 - Microsoft Excel CVE-2011-0103 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 39122
OSVDB: 71760 - Microsoft Office Excel File Handling Unspecified Memory Corruption
Vulnerability Center: 31051 - [MS11-021] Microsoft Excel Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability due to Memory Corruption, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/02/2021 09:26
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (66), 04/03/2017 18:12 (10), 11/02/2021 09:23 (3), 11/02/2021 09:26 (1)
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