Summary
This host is installed with Microsoft Office Excel and is prone to multiple remote code execution vulnerability.
This NVT has been replaced by NVT secpod_ms11-021.nasl (OID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902410).
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attacker to execute arbitrary codes, cause memory corruption and other attacks in the context of the application through crafting malicious codes inside a Excel file.
Impact Level: System
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore.
General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
Insight
The flaw occurs when parsing a document with a malformed Excel document. When parsing an office art object, the application fails to put appropriate trust parameters.
Affected
Microsoft Office Excel 2003
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-0980 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Related Vulnerabilities
- Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol Security Advisory (2861855)
- SecureCRT SSH1 protocol version string overflow
- Microsoft Excel 2007 Office Drawing Layer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Microsoft Office Excel Axis and Art Object Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- Potentially unwanted software