Excel Out of Bounds Array Access Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Products

CVE-2011-1274

Summary

The vulnerability affects several versions of Microsoft Excel and associated products, where improper validation of record information during the parsing of Excel spreadsheets can lead to remote code execution or service disruption. An attacker could exploit this weakness through the use of specially crafted spreadsheets, allowing them to execute arbitrary code on the affected systems. This poses a significant risk to users who open these files.

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