CVE-2011-1987

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Excel versions 2003 SP3 through 2007 SP2 Microsoft Excel 2010 Gold and SP1 Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac Open XML File Format Converter for Mac Excel Viewer SP2 Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2

Description A remote code execution issue exists in Microsoft Excel, related to an array index error when handling specially crafted Excel files. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. If successfully exploited, an attacker could gain complete control of the affected system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, and create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Excel 2007 SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Excel 2010 Gold and SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Open XML File Format Converter for Mac, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Excel Viewer SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.