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CVE-2013-1331

Microsoft Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Published Jun 11, 2013 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · n/a n/a

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and Office 2011 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted PNG data in an Office document, leading to improper memory allocation, aka "Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

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Timeline

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  1. Jun 11, 2013 · Catalog

    Detected

    Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and Office 2011 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted PNG data in an Office document, leading to improper memory allocation, aka "Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

  2. Jun 8, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jun 22, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and Office 2011 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted PNG data in an Office document, leading to improper memory allocation, aka "Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date Jun 22, 2022

Affected

  • cpe microsoft/office2003
  • cpe microsoft/office2011
  • vendor Microsoft Officeversion unspecified
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2013-1331

    Microsoft Office contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code via crafted PNG data in an Office document.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2013-1331

    Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and Office 2011 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted PNG data in an Office document, leading to improper memory allocation, aka "Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2013-1331

    30-day exploitation probability 79.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2013-1331

    Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and Office 2011 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted PNG data in an Office document, leading to improper memory allocation, aka "Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

    nvd.nist.gov

References