HIGH
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, and Office 2007 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .docx file, aka "Office Component Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Published Apr 13, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.11%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, and Office 2007 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .docx file, aka "Office Component Insecure Library Loading 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.
11.11% 0.11110
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.11110
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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.11% (0.11110) | 95.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.11% (0.11110) | 95.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 18, 2025 | 51.60% (0.51597) | 97.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 49.23% (0.49227) | 97.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 60.45% (0.60448) | 97.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 49.23% (0.49227) | 97.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 16, 2025 | 25.90% (0.25898) | 96.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 20.06% (0.20065) | 96.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 4, 2024 | 15.23% (0.15226) | 96.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 22, 2024 | 21.71% (0.21714) | 96.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 16.75% (0.16747) | 96.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 25.01% (0.25010) | 96.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 35.06% (0.35062) | 96.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 39.48% (0.39484) | 96.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 36.08% (0.36078) | 96.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 20, 2023 | 28.99% (0.28987) | 96.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 28.77% (0.28770) | 96.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2023 | 33.76% (0.33755) | 96.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2023 | 22.91% (0.22912) | 95.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.50% (0.05504) | 92.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 32.82% (0.32822) | 97.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 32.82% (0.32822) | 96.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://osvdb.org/71767 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44015 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FGA-2011-13.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47246 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025343 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/2011/0942 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-023 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12655 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/71767 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/44015 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FGA-2011-13.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47246 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025343 | 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/2011/0942 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-023 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12655 | 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-2011-0107
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a