cve-2011-1272

CVE-2011-1272 is a vulnerability addressed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-045, which resolves eight privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. This specific flaw could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file. An attacker who successfully exploited CVE-2011-1272 could gain the same user rights as the logged-on user, with users having fewer user rights being less impacted. The bulletin recommends installing and configuring Office File Validation (OFV) to prevent opening suspicious files as a mitigation. The update is rated Important and applies to affected versions of Microsoft Excel.