PT-1999-1552 · Microsoft · Office Excel

Published 1999-12-31 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-1999-1055

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Excel version 97

Description The issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by using the CALL function to execute a malicious DLL. This could potentially lead to unauthorized actions on the affected system.

Recommendations For Microsoft Excel version 97, consider disabling the CALL function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to malicious DLLs to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1055

Affected Products

Office Excel

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1055 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-1999-1055 · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1998/ms98-018 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/179 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1737 · Note