CVE-2011-1988 is a critical heap corruption vulnerability affecting multiple Microsoft Excel versions and related products, including Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, Office for Mac, and the Excel Viewer. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted Excel spreadsheet. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it poses a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity and high FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2004CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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