Excel Heap Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2011-1988)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2011-1988,MS11-072
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2; Excel in Office 2007 SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Excel Viewer SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2 do not properly parse records in Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Heap Corruption Vulnerability."
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1004795
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1004795 - Excel Heap Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2011-1988)
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- microsoft excel 2003
- microsoft excel 2007
- microsoft excel_viewer
- microsoft office 2004
- microsoft office 2007
- microsoft office 2008
- microsoft office_compatibility_pack 2007
- microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter
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