CVE-2011-1972 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Visio 2003, 2007, and 2010 versions. It stems from improper object validation during Visio file parsing, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Visio file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2010:*:x32:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2010:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2010:sp1:x32:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.