CVE-2011-1979
Microsoft Visio 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 does not properly validate objects in memory during Visio...
Microsoft Visio 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 does not properly validate objects in memory during Visio file parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "Move Around the Block RCE Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Visio 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 does not properly validate objects in memory during Visio file parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "Move Around the Block RCE Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2011-1979- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Visio 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 does not properly validate objects in memory during Visio file parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "Move Around the Block RCE Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2011-1979- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1973 No score
Microsoft Visio 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 does not properly validate objects in memory during Visio file parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "Move Around the Block RCE Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2011-1973- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jr54-2c44-3rq2 No score
Microsoft Visio 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 does not properly validate objects in memory during Visio...
Microsoft Visio 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 does not properly validate objects in memory during Visio file parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "Move Around the Block RCE Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-jr54-2c44-3rq2- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2011-1979 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Visio, published August 10, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.2%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.