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TI-2011-00840 Aliases CVE-2011-0979GHSA-6cvp-fp94-mvg9

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for…

Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Excel Viewer SP2 do not properly handle errors during the parsing of Office Art records in Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed object record, related to a "stray reference," aka "Excel Linked List Corruption Vulnerability."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.26523 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:-:-:x64:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2002 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2003 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*2007 sp2VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2010VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*2004VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*2008VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*2011VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*2007 sp2VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:-:-:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2010 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2011 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-0979
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6cvp-fp94-mvg9

References

Advisory 3

Other 4

  • TI-2019-01013 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2009-00222 Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2007-00655 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003, and 2004 for Mac, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-18725 Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2016-06250 Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2009-02984 Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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