CVE-2011-1979
N/A
Published: August 10, 2011 at 09:16 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVisio
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 22%
Description
Microsoft Visio 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 does not properly validate objects in memory during Visio file parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "Move Around the Block RCE Vulnerability."
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
2003 sp32007 sp2
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-221A.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_MS
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-060VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12659Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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