CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3. It affects Microsoft, Office. Its EPSS score suggests a 17.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2011-1279
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
16.97%
Microsoft Office
Original NVD Description
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly validate record information during parsing of Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Out of Bounds WriteAV Vulnerability."