Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 10, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-0980
CVE-2011-0980
Description
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly parse Office Art objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a function pointer, aka "Excel Dangling Pointer Vulnerability."
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- 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/43210nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940nvd
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-040/nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12018nvd
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