HIGH
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted HLink record in an Excel file, aka "Excel Buffer Overwrite Vulnerability."
Published Apr 13, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 53.43%
Description
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted HLink record in an Excel file, aka "Excel Buffer Overwrite Vulnerability."
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
53.43% 0.53431
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.53431
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 53.43% (0.53431) | 98.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 53.43% (0.53431) | 98.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 77.29% (0.77289) | 98.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 59.50% (0.59499) | 97.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 77.29% (0.77289) | 98.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 59.50% (0.59499) | 97.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 77.29% (0.77289) | 98.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 59.50% (0.59499) | 98.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 74.87% (0.74874) | 98.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.62% (0.96617) | 99.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 96.30% (0.96303) | 99.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 96.43% (0.96429) | 99.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 21, 2024 | 96.56% (0.96564) | 99.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 96.56% (0.96557) | 99.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 96.61% (0.96608) | 99.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.66% (0.96658) | 99.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 83.53% (0.83525) | 99.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 16, 2022 | 83.53% (0.83525) | 99.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 16, 2022 | 74.22% (0.74219) | 99.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 78.56% (0.78557) | 99.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://osvdb.org/71761 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39122 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2011/cpai-31-Mard.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47245 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11767 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/71761 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39122 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2011/cpai-31-Mard.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47245 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025337 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0940 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11767 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Apr 13, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 21, 2010
Link CVE-2011-0104
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a