Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-0098
CVE-2011-0098
Description
Integer signedness error in Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter 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 an XLS file with a large record size, aka "Excel Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:-:-:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, 2010
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- secunia.com/advisories/39122nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2011-32/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940nvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- osvdb.org/71759nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/47235nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12034nvd
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