CVE-2011-0098: microsoft excel Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-0098 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in microsoft excel. EPSS estimates a 30.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 13-04-2011PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Integer signedness error in Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an XLS file with a large record size, aka "Excel Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
30.50%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 30.50% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Microsoft4 products
- excelna | 2002:sp3 | 2003:sp3 | 2007:sp2 | 2010
- excel_viewerna
- office2004 | 2008
- office_compatibility_pack2007:sp2
1 vendor · 4 products
References
9 links- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12034VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-021Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS