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CVE-2011-1272

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Excel Viewer SP2; and Office Compatibil…

Impact

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 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 validate record structures during parsing of Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Insufficient Record Validation Vulnerability."

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MicrosoftExcel
Versions 2002, 2003, 2007
MicrosoftExcel Viewer
All versions
MicrosoftOffice
Versions 2004, 2008
MicrosoftOffice Compatibility Pack
Version 2007
MicrosoftOpen Xml File Format Converter
All versions

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