CVE-2011-1983 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 and SP3, Office 2010 Gold and SP1, and Office for Mac 2011 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word document, aka "Word Use After Free Vulnerability."

Published: 2011-12-14

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 54.7% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010::x32:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010::x64:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:x32:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:x64:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011::mac:::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.54748.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026409
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-089
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14197
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14558

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2011-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:46:00.923Z

Reserved: 2011-05-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1983

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-12-14T00:55:01.153

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1983

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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