PT-2003-1894 · Microsoft · Office Excel

Kazuyuki Housaka · Published 2003-11-18 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2003-0821

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 versions 97, 2000, and 2002

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a malicious XLM (Excel 4) macro that bypasses the macro security model.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Excel versions 97, 2000, and 2002, consider disabling the use of XLM macros until a patch is available. Restrict access to spreadsheets from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0821

Affected Products

Office Excel

References · 8

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-050 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0821 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0821 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A695 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A636 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A675 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13681 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/9010 · Note