Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 10, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-0978
CVE-2011-0978
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."
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: multiple versions (2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, Office 2004 for Mac, Excel Viewer SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP2)
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-microsoftnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/39122nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/43232nvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8231nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940nvd
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-042/nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12439nvd
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