# CVE-2011-1987: Array index error in Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2; Excel in Office 2007 SP2; Excel 2010 Gold and SP1; Excel in Office 2010 Gold and

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-09-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Array index error in Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2; Excel in Office 2007 SP2; Excel 2010 Gold and SP1; Excel in Office 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 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 a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Out of Bounds Array Indexing Vulnerability."

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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12953
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-072
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-256A.html

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