HIGH
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."
Published Dec 14, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 20.51%
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."
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.
20.51% 0.20506
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.20506
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 (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 20.51% (0.20506) | 97.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 20.79% (0.20786) | 97.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 39.36% (0.39357) | 97.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 18, 2025 | 36.31% (0.36312) | 96.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 14, 2025 | 33.28% (0.33283) | 96.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 30.26% (0.30263) | 96.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 48.54% (0.48542) | 97.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 60.32% (0.60316) | 97.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 48.54% (0.48542) | 97.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 95.00% (0.95000) | 99.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 30, 2024 | 96.06% (0.96064) | 99.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 94.93% (0.94930) | 99.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 11, 2024 | 92.78% (0.92779) | 99.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 95.74% (0.95744) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2024 | 95.48% (0.95477) | 99.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 86.86% (0.86861) | 98.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 91.85% (0.91846) | 98.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 94.52% (0.94516) | 99.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 96.31% (0.96307) | 99.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 95.99% (0.95992) | 99.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2023 | 96.31% (0.96307) | 99.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2023 | 95.26% (0.95262) | 98.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 93.66% (0.93662) | 98.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 49.72% (0.49719) | 98.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 49.72% (0.49719) | 98.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-096 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14702 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-096 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14702 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Dec 14, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 9, 2011
Link CVE-2011-3403
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a