CVE-2011-3403

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Published Dec 14, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 20.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac do not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel spreadsheet, aka "Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004::mac:::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

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Exploit prediction score: 20.5% (20.506% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-096
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14702

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Office

Weaknesses

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:29 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Dec 14, 2011, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:29 PM
Reserved: Sep 9, 2011, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:33 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 14, 2011, 12:55 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:33 PM

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