PT-2005-4830 · Microsoft · Office Excel+4

Feliciox + 1 · Published 2005-12-09 · Updated 2018-10-19 · CVE-2005-4131

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Excel versions 2000 through 2003 Microsoft Office version 2000 SP3

Description The issue allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a malformed range, potentially leading to memory corruption. This can be exploited by constructing a specially crafted Excel file, allowing remote code execution.

Recommendations For Microsoft Excel versions 2000 through 2003, update to a version that is not affected by this issue. For Microsoft Office version 2000 SP3, consider applying security patches or updates that address this vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of Excel files from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-4131

Affected Products

Office Excel

Office

Office Powerpoint

Office Word

Outlook

References · 35

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/26769 · Exploit
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0950 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-012 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19138 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19238 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4131 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-4131 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/15780 · Patch
• http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7203336538 · Note
• http://eweek.com/article2/0%2C1759%2C1899697%2C00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000614 · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms06-012 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23537 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015766 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/427698/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/642428 · Note