(MS11-021) Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489279)

  Severity: HIGH
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2011-0097,CVE-2011-0098,CVE-2011-0101,CVE-2011-0103,CVE-2011-0104,CVE-2011-0105,CVE-2011-0978,CVE-2011-0979,CVE-2011-0980
  Advisory Date: MAY 19, 2011

  DESCRIPTION

This security update resolves nine privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the logged-on user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION


For information on patches specific to the affected software, please proceed to the�Microsoft Web page.

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • Microsoft Office Suites and Components
  • Microsoft Office Suites and Components Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
  • Microsoft Office Suites and Components Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3
  • Microsoft Office Suites and Components Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft Office Suites and Components Microsoft Office 2010 (32-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Office Suites and Components Microsoft Office 2010 (64-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
  • Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
  • Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
  • Open XML File Format Converter for Mac
  • Microsoft Excel Viewer Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word
  • Excel
  • and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 2