CVE-2011-1277
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not...
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly validate record information during parsing of Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly validate record information during parsing of Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2011-1277- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly validate record information during parsing of Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2011-1277- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1285 No score
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly validate record information during parsing of Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2011-1285- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rq67-v6m5-89h4 No score
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not...
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly validate record information during parsing of Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-rq67-v6m5-89h4- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-1277 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Excel, published June 16, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.1%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.