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Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2587505)

🗓️ 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2587505). The vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the affected application due to memory corruption, array-indexing, and use-after-free errors when handling crafted Excel files

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902727");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-09-14 16:05:49 +0200 (Wed, 14 Sep 2011)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1986", "CVE-2011-1987", "CVE-2011-1988",
                "CVE-2011-1989", "CVE-2011-1990");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2587505)");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
  script_dependencies("secpod_office_products_version_900032.nasl", "secpod_ms_office_detection_900025.nasl");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);
  script_mandatory_keys("SMB/Office/Excel/Version", "MS/Office/Ver", "SMB/Office/XLView/Version");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code
  with the privileges of the user running the affected application.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Excel 2003 Service Pack 3

  - Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 2

  - Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2

  - Microsoft Excel Viewer Service Pack 2

  - Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 1 and prior

  - Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 and prior

  - Microsoft Excel Services installed on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 2

  - Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 2");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaws are caused by memory corruption, array-indexing and use-after-free
  errors when handling the crafted Excel files.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security update according to
  Microsoft Bulletin MS11-072.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553072");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49476");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49477");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49478");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49517");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49518");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553073");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553089");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-072");

  exit(0);
}

include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");

excelVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Excel/Version");
if(excelVer =~ "^1[124]\.0")
{
  if(version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"11.0", test_version2:"11.0.8340.0") ||
     version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"12.0", test_version2:"12.0.6565.5002") ||
     version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"14.0", test_version2:"14.0.6106.5004"))
  {
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:excelVer, vulnerable_range:"11.0 - 11.0.8340.0, 12.0 - 12.0.6565.5002, 14.0 - 14.0.6106.5004");
    security_message(port:0, data:report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

excelVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/XLView/Version");
if(excelVer && excelVer =~ "^12\.0")
{
  if(version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"12.0", test_version2:"12.0.6565.4999"))
  {
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:excelVer, vulnerable_range:"12.0 - 12.0.6565.4999");
    security_message(port:0, data:report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

comptVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/ComptPack/Version");
if(comptVer && comptVer =~ "^12\.0")
{
  xlcnvVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/XLCnv/Version");
  if(xlcnvVer && xlcnvVer =~ "^12\.0")
  {
    if(version_in_range(version:xlcnvVer, test_version:"12.0", test_version2:"12.0.6565.5002"))
    {
      report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:xlcnvVer, vulnerable_range:"12.0 - 12.0.6565.5002");
      security_message(port:0, data:report);
      exit(0);
    }
  }
}

officeVer = get_kb_item("MS/Office/Ver");
if(officeVer && officeVer =~ "^1[24]\.0")
{
  path12 = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Access\InstallRoot", item:"Path");
  if(path12)
  {
    ort12Ver = fetch_file_version(sysPath:path12, file_name:"Oart.dll");
    ortconv12Ver = fetch_file_version(sysPath:path12, file_name:"Oartconv.dll");
    if(ort12Ver =~ "^12\.0" || ortconv12Ver =~ "^12\.0")
    {
      if(version_in_range(version:ort12Ver, test_version:"12.0", test_version2:"12.0.6565.4999") ||
         version_in_range(version:ortconv12Ver, test_version:"12.0", test_version2:"12.0.6565.4999"))
      {
        report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:ort12Ver + " / " + ortconv12Ver, vulnerable_range:"12.0 - 12.0.6565.4999");
        security_message(port:0, data:report);
        exit(0);
      }
    }
  }

  path14 = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Access\InstallRoot", item:"Path");
  if(path14)
  {
    ort14Ver = fetch_file_version(sysPath:path14, file_name:"Oart.dll");
    ortconv14Ver = fetch_file_version(sysPath:path14, file_name:"Oartconv.dll");
    if(ort14Ver =~ "^14\.0" || ortconv14Ver =~ "^14\.0")
    {
      if(version_in_range(version:ort14Ver, test_version:"14.0", test_version2:"14.0.6106.5004") ||
         version_in_range(version:ortconv14Ver, test_version:"14.0", test_version2:"14.0.6106.5004"))
      {
        report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:ort14Ver + " / " + ortconv14Ver, vulnerable_range:"14.0 - 14.0.6106.5004");
        security_message(port:0, data:report);
        exit(0);
      }
    }
  }
}

key = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\";
if(!registry_key_exists(key:key)) {
    exit(0);
}

foreach item (registry_enum_keys(key:key))
{
  appName = registry_get_sz(item:"DisplayName", key:key + item);
  if("Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007" >< appName)
  {
    dllPath = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion", item:"CommonFilesDir");
    if(dllPath)
    {
      dllPath += "\System\Ole DB";
      dllVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:dllPath, file_name:"Msmdcb80.dll");
      if(dllVer && dllVer =~ "^8\.0")
      {
        if(version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"8.0", test_version2:"8.0.2277.0")){
          report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:dllVer, vulnerable_range:"8.0 - 8.0.2277.0");
          security_message(port:0, data:report);
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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28 Apr 2026 00:00Current
4.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score4.9
CVSS 29.3
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