CVE-2011-0093: microsoft visio Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-0093 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft visio. EPSS estimates a 19.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 10-02-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

ELEMENTS.DLL in Microsoft Visio 2002 SP2, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2 does not properly parse structures during the opening of a Visio file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a file containing a malformed structure, aka "Visio Data Type Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.