CVE-1999-1055

Published Dec 31, 1999

Last updated 6 years ago

Overview

Description: Microsoft Excel 97 does not warn the user before executing worksheet functions, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands by using the CALL function to execute a malicious DLL, aka the Excel "CALL Vulnerability."
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.5
Impact score: 6.4
Exploitability score: 10
Vector string: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "A78536AA-8694-4E0E-B7C6-9E5C3787D849"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References