cve-2011-1279

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CVE-2011-1279 is a vulnerability addressed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-045, which resolves eight privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. This specific vulnerability, along with others like CVE-2011-1272 and CVE-2011-1276, could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file. An attacker successfully exploiting these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the logged-on user, with users having fewer rights being less impacted. The update is rated Important and includes workarounds such as configuring Office File Validation to block suspicious files. This tag covers discussions and updates related to this security issue.

  1. MS11-045 - Important : Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2537146

    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.1 (August 10, 2011): Removed two erroneous workarounds in this bulletin's vulnerability section for CVE-2011-1276. This is an informational change only. Summary: This security update resolves eight privately reported...
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  2. MS11-045 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2537146)

    Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves eight privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these...
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    • administrative cve-2011-1272 cve-2011-1273 cve-2011-1279 excel exploit extended security updates faq file validation fix installation knowledge base microsoft office protection remote code execution security update user rights vulnerability
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